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2024-08-09
With the Thing
Bioart Society’s SOLU Space will host the premiere of "With the Thing" on Friday, August 28, 2024, from 18:00 to 20:00. The screening, a 5-minute video by me and Henrika Ylirisku, delves into human interactions with a curious, device with a pulse. The event continues on Saturday, August 29, featuring a reading group discussion and a second screening. With the Thing aims to challenge our perceptions of digital and non-human entities. The event takes place at SOLU Space, Panimokatu 1, Helsinki. Click for more info!
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2020-03-05
BOOK LAUNCH TODAY: ART AS WE DON'T KNOW IT
Cover from the book. Detail from artwork Living Images, yeastograms by Johanna Rotko BOOK LAUNCH TODAY: ART AS WE DON'T KNOW IT Thursday, March 5, 14–19h, SOLU Space, Luotsikatu 13, Helsinki Today is the launch day of a book I had the joy of being a part with. Together with Kristiina Ljokkoi , we wrote a short piece on the possibilities on the convergence on art, science and technology education. What we aim to show is that art is more than ”just” design or aesthetic questions. In times like ours, where we need to make anew our habits and cultures,…
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2019-12-04
AI, Cows and earthworms, with holiday book recommendations!
In a recent episode of Finnish podcast Herrasmieshakkerit (Gentleman hackers) , there was an interview with Arttu Lehmuskallio, the head of Finnish National Cyber Security Centre, who briefly discussed how cows have about five computers each. As I am sitting and writing this with my laptop and only have two other computing devices with me (my clock and my phone), I am feeling a bit jealous. Whether the cows surf the Intermoo or watch the Cowflix or not, this bit of information goes to show how digital processes envelop even the picturesque image of a pure countryside and the milking…
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2018-04-11
Postman Episode 4: Jari Suominen
Jari Suominen is a Finnish media artist, musician, instrument builder, teacher, and researcher. He has recently been involved in researching and repairing Erkki Kurenniemi's, - a Finnish pioneer of electronic music, synthesizers. We discuss electronics, synthesisers, digital and analogue and much more. Jaris website: http://www.tasankokaiku.com/jarisuominen/ Dimi is reborn-Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/dimiisreborn/
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2018-03-02
Postman episode 1: Tuomo Rainio
podcast RSS Postman is a podcast focusing on the issues around culture, art and society in the postdigital era. Postman interviews and discusses with artists using code, electronics or digitality in interesting way. Furthermore, postman interviews researchers and other people focusing on the research of digital culture and society. In the first episode I interview Tuomo Rainio, Finnish artist and lecturer. Links: Tuomo Rainio's website Ars 17 Artists spotlight: Tuomo Rainio Gravitational Waves in Kiasma Ars 17+
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2017-06-22
Creative Coding at the art & craft school Robotti
I am currently working on an article concerning creative coding at the Käsityökoulu Robotti (art&craft school Robotti). Robotti is a non-profit organization that offers teaching on art&tech for children. Creative coding could be described as a programming that is more interested in expression than function, but in Robotti it is also used as a teaching method to empower children to take control of the surrounding digital world. As such it is a critical pedagogical tool as well as an artistic medium. The article is based on the authors own ethnographic study in Robotti as well as interviews and questionnaires of…
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2017-01-12
Discussions with the machine
I am having an exhibition together with Matti Vainio at TM-gallery in Helsinki, Finland. The theme of the exhibition is the discourse between human and technology. We want to examine and question that relationship between through drawing. Patient little Malevich at work in exhibition with @matti_vainio_artist at @tmliitto gallery in Helsinki. #art #exihibition #robot #arduino #trinket #arttech #gallery #helsinki French philosopher Bernard Stiegler has called technology as a pharmacon: a drug that at the same times saves and destroys (by addiction, misuses, overuse, etc.). As technology, especially digital technology becomes ubiquitous the importance of how we live with the technology…
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2015-10-30
Kruks -preparation meeting for establishing a new art & tech association in Finland
How is technology used in art? In which way could you use modern technologies as your artistic instrument? What is the role of digital art? Is there a digital divide in arts? How is digitality understood? How is digital life reflected in art? A meeting to get prepared to establish a new association focused on Art and Technology Date & Time : Wednesday 18th november, 18-20. Place : in Helsinki, TBD Welcome to a preparatory meeting in which we discuss how to establish a new association to operate in the field of Art and Technology. The idea of a new…
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