Helsingin Jätkäsaari, Hyväntoivonpuisto (work in progress)
Working with VSU to create a new 5 Ha public park for the Jätkäsaari mixed use urban extension which links directly to the historic urban fabric of Helsinki. The park forms an important link to the existing Ruoholahti area and once completed connects it with the sea at the south-eastern edge of Jätkäsaari. Click here for more
PROJECT:
Rainbow
A sculpture designed for a private garden in Oulu, Finland. The "rainbow" is 6m long and 2.3m high and built from stainless steel in the for of an I-beam. It terminates in a pool of water which is built from local stone. The sculpture is lit with a light which slowly changes from red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, all the colours of a rainbow. Click here for more
PROJECT:
Tango Finlandes
Tango Finlandes is a site specific environmental art project which took place in Buenos Aires during November 2007. Finnish tango dancing was filmed during the Seinäjoki Tango Festival (2007) and projected as a mural onto a wall in central Buenos Aires. Click here for more
PROJECT:
The Nature Trail & Bird watching tower, Aittalahti, Finland
An overgrown sea bay by a steel manufacturing plant in the northern parts of Finland has for some reason proved to be popular with a variety of migratory and native birds. This also attracts a number of bird watchers to the area who were keen to have a bird watching tower built to overlook the bay. Click here for more
PROJECT:
Norway Tsunami Memorial 2006 – ‘The Path of Remembrance’
A competition entry for a Memorial for the victims of the tsunami disaster in December 2005. The proposal was based on the idea of the sea itself being the most important element of the memorial and walking as a tool for meditation and remembrance. Click here for more
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A monument for Kalle Päätalo, Taivalkoski
The winning proposal, Kirja (book) combines both symbological and more abstract levels as well as addressing the particular site chosen for the monument at the heart of Taivalkoski town centre. Click here for more
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Inter IV, Untitled, The Embassy of Finland, London
An installation commissioned by the Embassy of Finland in London to complete
a series of contemporary interventions by young Finnish artists in the the Embassy building. The installation questioned the nature and role of this unique
space, in particular its definition as part of Finnish soil in a foreign territory.
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PROJECT:
Negative Forest
The familiar forest which
can never be transported, leaves a void in our memory, a longing, which can
only be fulfilled at return home.
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PROJECT:
Penfriend,Barösund
Through correspondence with a member of the Barösund community, Etti Björklöf,
this project explored the concept of simultaneous existence of two different
individuals in different communities: That of the nomadic artist and a member
of the old fishing community in Barösund.
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PROJECT:
Ultimate Space
The aim of this project was to explore the concept of natural and human defined space and scale. What is really a human scale? Is it only a physical definition? What effect does the scale of our environment have on us? Click here for more
PROJECT:
Begging for Change
Inspired, or rather uninspired by the urban masses of people, walking along the
South Bank in London this project was a reaction/ comment on the modern condition of our society, reflected in the consumer culture, urban anonymity and overall loss of
direction.
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Fermentation, Kirkkonummi
Exploring ways of connecting with the history of a place in a form of a temporary installation, and bringing it into the contemporary landscape of Kirkkonummi, a historic town west of Helsinki. Click here for more
PROJECT:
Autosound, Helsinki
The soundscape became a place where a car is no longer a symbol of speed
and freedom but an object which can leave us isolated and trapped in a
nightmare.
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PROJECT:
The Kaamos Festival, Suomussalmi
The aim of this project was to work with fire as a medium and address
the many symbolic meanings attached to it by the local community. During a week of working and experimenting, a number of simultaneously moving fire sculptures were produced. Click here for more
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