Marjo Levlin’s (b.1966) road to becoming the video artist that we see today has not been straightforward by any means. Slipping through the back door into art pedagogy and the museum industry the artist was from time to time unsure… Read more »
Meet the Artist – Kari Yli-Annala
Kari Yli-Annala (b. 1965) has a non-academic, non-artist family background. It was becoming such a determining factor in his life, that he felt it had to be broken. He struggled to find another kind of life, which he found working… Read more »
Meet the Artist – Jenni Luhta
Jenni Luhta, who first became known by her maiden name Jenni Markkanen, has had two very different artistic identities. It is as if the two names denote two separate persons and careers. Now after ten years of work Jenni reflects… Read more »
Meet the Artist – Pekka Sassi
Pekka Sassi has combined live music with video art, attempted to write a novel that became a short film, and found inspiration from outer space and forgotten stories of the Bible. We meet with Pekka Sassi and he explains how… Read more »
Meet the Artist – Hinni Huttunen
“Art and being an artist has been a part of my life for as long as I have lived. For me, there has never been another plan”, says artist Hinni Huttunen. In the era of body positivity and breaking stereotypes,… Read more »
Meet the Artist – Jenni Toikka
Jenni Toikka (b.1983) graduated from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 2012. She works mainly with moving image. We discussed her works, her inspirations and her future installation on Helsinki’s Music centre’s media wall, the largest digital screen in… Read more »
Meet the Artist – Dave Berg
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 »