Born 1974 in Vaasa, Finland. Lives and works in Helsinki.
Education
2007 MA, (Photography), University of Art and Design Helsinki (now: Aalto University – School of Arts, Design and Architecture)
2000 BA, (Photography), Institute of Design, Lahti Polytechnic,
1998 Myndlista- og handidaskòli Islands, Reykjavik, one semester
Solo exhibitions
2018 Meandering, Galleria Huuto Jätkäsaari, Pikkujätkä
2016 My Voice, My Grip, My Memories, My Time, MUU Gallery, Helsinki
2016 Monography, VisualcontainerTV´s Special One program
2012 An Unusual Step, Galleria Huuto, Helsinki
2009 Space of moments, Galleria MUU, Helsinki
2012 Possible frequency, Gallery Titanik, with Charlotta Östlund, Turku
2008 Kyllä hmm ei hmm, together with Hannu Karjalainen and Susanna Majuri, Gallery Parrotta Contemporary Art, Stuttgart
2006 Video works, Gallery Kluuvi; Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki
2002 What do you think about when you think about Iceland? Ketilhus Akureyri, Iceland
Commissioned artwork
2020 Ögonblickets rymd (Space Of A Moment), Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Commissioned by Region Stockholm
Selected group exhibitions
2021 Helsinki Biennial, Vallisaari Island, Helsinki
2019 Old Age, HAM mix, From the HAM collection, Helsinki
2018 Haihatus summer exhibition 2018, Joutsa
2017 Video Art Festival Turku (VAFT), Turku
2017 One Room-Flat, Supermarket Art Fair Stockholm and Art Fair Suomi 2017, Helsinki
2017 10 Years After, Espoo Cultural Centre, Espoo
2014 Meanwhile Elsewhere, Gallery Kunstschlager, Reykjavik
2014 Tyhjä täyttä täydempää, ARS Auttoinen, Auttoinen
2013 Anonymous Artwork, Galleria Huuto Jätkäsaari 1, Helsinki
2013 New Wave Finland: Contemporary Photography from the Helsinki School, Scandinavia House, New York
2012 Aaargh! – 10 years later, 10th anniversary exhibition, Jätkäsaari makasiini, L3, Helsinki
2011 Greetings from another side – Galleria Huuto’s video collection in Supermarket, art fair in Stockholm
2011 Touching dreams, National Museum of Photography in Copenhagen
2010 Artists 2010, the 115th annual exhibition of Finnish artists, TR1 Taidehalli, Tampere
2010 Helsinki School, photography and video now, Helsinki Art Museum
2009 Brilliant idea, Galleria Huuto, Helsinki
2009 Absent, Group exhibition with Observation class, The Victor Barsokevitsch, Photographic Centre, Kuopio
2008 Rose Boréal, The Helsinki School, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris
2008 Helsinki by night, Showroom Gallery Taik, Berlin
2008 Spring of the Observation class, Taidepanimo, Lahti, Finland
2007 In search of the miraculous, The V triennial of Finnish Art, Kunsthalle Helsinki
2007 Absent, Observation class, The Jukka Male Museum, Helsinki
2007 Screening, Central railwaystation of Oslo, Norway
2006 Talvimaa Winterland, Third anniversary exhibition of Finnish photographic art, Salo Art Museum
2006 Vad är fotogra ? - The Helsinki School, Borås Art Museum
2006 Nordic Cut – The Helsinki School of Photography, Art Pavilion in Zagreb
2005 Centrum för Fotogra , Stockholm
2005 Finnish artists 110. exhibition, Kunsthalle Helsinki
2000 Mänttä Art festival
1998 Menopaluu, photography exhibition in restaurant wagons’ windows in Finland
Selected screenings
2016 The Compiler Screenings at the Stadtkino Basel
2016 MUU gaala, Cultural Center, Helsinki
2014 MUU gaala, movie theatre Orion, Helsinki
2013 Cunning image, Galleria Huuto Jätkäsaari – Video room
2013 AFF – Labo, experimental lm and video, Artova Film festival Helsinki
2013 International Video Art House Madrid IVAHM, Madrid Art:screen fest, Pohjola
2013 talo, Reykjavik, Iceland
2012 Art:screen fest Örebro, Ruotsi
2009 Finland in Full Colour, Verdenskulturcentret 26.3.,Copenhagen, Denmark
Other artistic activities
2011 Swapping the practises – workshop, together with Wilma Hurskainen in Gallery Alkovi
2009 Residence, The Nordic guest studio in Malongen, Stockholm, The Nordic Art Association Sweden
2004 ITU – Project for Video Art Production, script writing workshop
1997 Chaos – sound performance, an musical experiment with pinball machines and video games, Night of Arts, Vaasa
Publications
2013 Muu video 2013, dvd-collection
2010 Muu for ears 4, Soundtracks for video artworks
2009 The Helsinki School Young Photography by TaiK
2008 Rose Boréal, Photographies de l’École d’Helsinki
2007 Book of Absence, Tarkkailuluokka
2006 Talvimaa/Winterland, Union of Artist Photographers
Grants
2014 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2013 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uusimaa Regional Fund
2013 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2011 VISEK
2010 Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland
2010 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uusimaa Regional Fund
2010 Public display grant for visual artist, The Arts Council of Finland Arts Council of Uusimaa
2009 Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland
2008 VISEK
2008 Public display grant for visual artist, The Arts Council of Finland
2007 The Arts Council of Finland, Member of a Observation class
2006 VISEK
2002 The Arts Council of Finland’s Residency scholarship
Memberships
Union of Artist Photographers
MUU ry
Galleria Huuto / Mehiläispesä ry
Kuvasto
AV-Arkki
Works in collections
Helsinki Art Museum
Finnish State Art Deposit Collection, Finland