Dave Berg (b.1981) graduated from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 2013, after which he has made live-action films as well as shorter computer animations. Dark themes, intensity and poetic narration are typical for his art. Berg tells us… Read more »
Meet the Artist – Nastja Säde Rönkkö
Nastja Säde Rönkkö (b.1985) was the recipient of Finland’s Young Artist of the Year award and title in 2019. Rönkkö works across media, including video, performance, installation, participatory art, and text. We discussed her background, her most recent projects, and… Read more »
Meet the Artist – Arja Kärkkäinen
Arja Kärkkäinen (b.1986) is a Helsinki based visual artist, who works mainly with sculpture and moving image. We sat down to talk about office work, communication issues specific to Finnish culture, and the ignorance related to consumerism. Arja Kärkkäinen makes… Read more »
Meet the artist – Jarkko Räsänen
Jarkko Räsänen (b.1984) works with photography, moving image and sound art. Recently he has moved towards computer-based, algorithmic visual works using self-made softwares, including moving image and live vj performances. We discussed his most recent video works and his working… Read more »
Meet the Artist – Sini Pelkki
Sini Pelkki (b.1978) works with photography and moving image. In her works, landscapes, figures and objects turn into layered narratives that lead to various paths and ambiguous readings. We discussed her inspirations, her style and her working methods. Inspirations and… Read more »
Meet the Artist – Oliver Whitehead
In his extensive career, Oliver Whitehead (b.1947) has worked with multiple forms of art – painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture and video, to name a few. We discussed a few of his video works and the themes he likes to… Read more »
Meet the Artist – Fanni Niemi-Junkola
Artist and lecturer Fanni Niemi-Junkola (b.1962) makes films about power relations in social situations. Most recently her works have involved interactions between humans and animals. In her own words, Niemi-Junkola doesn’t display ‘carcasses’, as in quite a few representations of… Read more »
Meet the Artist: Lauri Ainala
Lauri Ainala is a Finnish video and sound artist, and a musician. Known for his role as a key member of the bands Paavoharju and Harmaa Getto, he has also been releasing new video works, boosted by a two-year working… Read more »
Meet the Artist: Sepideh Rahaa
Sepideh Rahaa (b. 1981) works with installation, performance, painting, and video art, and has also worked on multiple interdisciplinary and research projects. Her video works are meditations on place and human experience. Through recounted personal histories, she constructs intimate narratives… Read more »
Meet the Artist: Mervi Kytösalmi-Buhl
Mervi Kytösalmi-Buhl (b.1948), one of the first Finnish media artists, works with video, performance and sculpture. She studied fine arts in Dusseldorf and has lived and worked in Germany for many years. Her video works are often portrait-like meditations on… Read more »