Petri Eskelinen (b. 1975) is a sculptor known for his mechanical sculptures, but he also creates video artworks with plants, placing them in various challenges within environments he has built. These spaces often include electro-mechanical elements that move in synchronization with the plants’ slow growth. The videos often function as artistically realized scientific experiments, and also reference science fiction.
Eskelinen has presented his video works, among other venues, the Serlachius Museums in Mänttä, the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki, Finland, and Fotografiska Tallinn in Estonia.