performance – Satu Miettinen

Creative Work: Transforming Hotel Rooms into Art Studios

In spring 2024, the author traveled to Ireland, Copenhagen, and London for work, exploring creative industries and participating in a doctoral defense. The accompanying images reflect how hotel rooms serve as creative spaces, capturing outdoor scenes and self-portraits. The project features augmented reality elements, exhibited at Valo Gallery later in 2024.

Arts-based research

Behind the Scenes of Tuuliluleima Documentary

"The Making of Tuuliluleima" is a short documentary that highlights the collaborative creation of a design fiction film aimed at aiding entrepreneurs in strategic foresight. It showcases storytelling, worldbuilding, and design methodologies to explore potential futures. The film won an Award of Recognition at the IndieFEST Film Awards 2024, emphasizing innovative business strategies.

Artistic research

Placemaking Through Performance in Bioart

Heidi Pietarinen and collaborators present an exhibition titled "Growth, Death and Decay," which explores bioart themes related to organic material and data processing through elements of rhythm, movement, and sound. Additionally, the research emphasizes "Placemaking through Performance," highlighting cultural geography's role in shaping perceptions of geographic spaces.

Co-authoring

Artivism and Sustainability: The Salmon War Project

The project "Salmon War" involved performance and textile installations to address sustainability issues regarding the Kemijoki River in Finnish Lapland. Artist-researchers supported Professor Vesa Puuronen, fined for graffiti protesting a power plant's impact on salmon populations, advocating for environmental action and legal reform to protect local biodiversity.

Ecofeminism

Poetic Peripheries: An Artistic Reflection

The Poetic Peripheries exhibition at Vivienne Crisp Gallery showcases artists Taina Kontio, Satu Miettinen, Mari Mäkiranta, and Melanie Saranto, exploring themes of social responsibility, Arctic nature, and cultural identities. The series "Smokes and Meditation" examines self-image and societal pressures, focusing on complexities of womanhood and the tensions of identity in a health-conscious society.

Ecofeminism

Everything Will Change: A Photographic Journey

“Everything Will Change” is a photographic series highlighting climate change, created through collaborations in Arctic Lapland and South Africa. The project blends images from workshops discussing sustainability and Sámi issues, emphasizing transformation in the environment. Exhibitions took place at Värinä Gallery and VB Photography Centre in late 2019 and early 2020.