Heidi Pietarinen, Satu Miettinen, Melanie Sarantou, Tomi Knuutila, Outi Valanto, and Terhi Marttila are showcasing an exhibition that explores themes of growth, death, and decay through the lens of bioart. The artworks illustrate how both organic material growth and data processing are characterised by rhythm, movement, and sound. Recent artistic research has also focused on the concept of placemaking, specifically “Placemaking through Performance.” Placemaking is linked to the tradition of cultural geography and relates to the sense of place. Different cultural groups can impart values, perceptions, memories, and traditions onto a landscape, thereby giving meaning to geographic spaces.

Growth, Death and Decay – Kasvu, kuolema ja hajoaminen, Gallery Hämärä exhibition 9.–25.11.2021

Related research: Miettinen S and Sarantou M (2025) Visual communication through performance collaborations. Front. Commun. 10:1476289. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1476289

Related research: Sarantou, M. and Miettinen, S. (2022). Reflections in water: Displaying political agency through costume, performance, and video. Studies in Costume and Performance. Eds. Pantouvaki, S. and Osmond, S. Intellect.