Pilke silmäkulmassa – Leikki valosuunnittelun apuvälineenä
(2025)
author(s): Siri Ingrid Alisa Haapanen
published in: University of the Arts Helsinki
Opinnäytteeni on taiteellisen tutkimuksen projekti, jonka toteutin osana Taideyliopiston Teatterikorkeakoulun Valosuunnittelun maisteriohjelman opintoja. Projekti tutkii leikkimistä valosuunnittelijan toiminnassa. Tutkin aihetta erilaisin metodein, eli soveltamalla kokeiluja, lähestymistapoja ja tutkimuksellisia keinoja, jotka tukevat ymmärrystäni leikin ja valosuunnittelun välisestä suhteesta.
Tutkimus koostuu kokeellisesta osuudesta, kahden päivän työpajasta, julkisesta tutkimusesittelystä sekä kirjallisesta osiosta. Järjestin kokeellisen osion, Lighthouse Play Club -työpajan, syksyllä 2024 Majakka-tilassa Taideyliopiston Sörnäisten kampuksella. Työpaja oli avoin yleisölle, ja sen tueksi toteutin anonyymin kyselyn kokijoille. Kirjallisessa osuudessa käsittelen havaintoja työpajasta sekä peilaan niitä aiempaan tutkimukseen erityisesti aikuisena leikkimisestä sekä valon leikillisestä potentiaalista taiteessa ja kaupunkitilassa.
Pohdin, mitä leikilliset asenteet voivat tarjota valosuunnittelijan työskentelylle ja miten taiteellisen tutkimuksen praktiikat voivat tukea tätä prosessia. Opinnäyte on julkaistu Research Catalogue -alustalla verkkojulkaisuna, ja se on saatavilla myös PDF-tiedostona.
Artography exposition: A/r/tography and improvisation
(2025)
author(s): Stina O'Connell
published in: Research Catalogue
This exposition investigates the potential of a/r/tography as a methodological framework within an artistic context characterized by improvisation in movement, dance, and theatre. Through a small-scale exploratory study, theory, practice, and reflection are integrated to examine how knowledge and understanding are generated within and through improvised artistic processes. The exposition includes documentation of practical components, reflective writings, and theoretical perspectives, and illustrates how a/r/tography can operate as a dynamic and responsive research methodology within the field of performative arts.
This exposition is part of the peer-reviewed article:
Østern, T. P., Reppen, C., O’Connell, S., & Daneberg, M. (2025). Choreographer/researcher/teacher - developing a/r/tography as an approach to dance pedagogy at Stockholm University of the Arts in a professional learning community of teachers. Nordic Journal of Art & Research, 14(2).
What Is This Image Doing Here?
(2025)
author(s): Giselle Hinterholz
published in: Research Catalogue
This visual essay explores images generated through AI-based expansion of a simple photographic composition.
Without commands or prompts, the system infers human gestures, shadows, and presences — inventing what was never there.
The project questions authorship, visibility, and the power of symbolic residue when language no longer mediates creation.
It is not about representation — it is about refusal, inference, and the unsettling persistence of images beyond intention.
Assignment 6, Nico Classical Cello
(2025)
author(s): Ade Agusto Nicolas
published in: Research Catalogue
Assignment 6
Research Draft
Expert Talks
Keynote Presentations
The Alien Between us
(2025)
author(s): Laura A Dima
published in: Research Catalogue
This thesis, The Alien Between Us, explores the intersection of touch, technology, and human connection through interactive installations designed to foster intimacy, empathy, and ethical engagement. Rooted in a technofeminist framework, the research examines how mediated interactions can challenge power dynamics, reimagine consent, and empower marginalised groups. Drawing on psychoanalysis, affect theory, and feminist philosophy, the work investigates the triadic model of the Imaginary, Symbolic, and Real, as proposed by Jacques Lacan, to analyse human-machine relations and embodied communication.
The installation utilises haptic technologies to create symbolic connections between participants, obscuring identity and gender biases while emphasising bodily empathy and mutual care. Through wearable sculptures and mediated touch, participants engage in spontaneous, fluid interactions that reveal new possibilities for connection and self-awareness. The thesis also critically reflects on the ethical implications of technology, addressing its potential for empowerment as well as its dangers, such as reinforcing societal inequalities.
By integrating personal experiences, artistic practice, and scientific research, the thesis proposes a model of interaction that equalises power dynamics, protects against abuse, and promotes responsibility. It envisions technology not as a tool for exploitation but as a medium for fostering meaningful, inclusive relationships between humans and non-human agents. Ultimately, The Alien Between Us seeks to heal our relationship with technology and the body, offering a vision of a more equitable and empathetic future.
Beyond Paper: Attributes of the Media Score
(2025)
author(s): Yannis Kyriakides
published in: Research Catalogue
Media scores—expansion of musical notation that incorporate other modalities, particularly enabling interactive and generative elements—have reshaped the relationships between composer, score, and performer. This essay examines nine distinct attributes of the media score that differentiate it from traditional notation. Through historical and contemporary examples, the discussion highlights how these attributes manifest in various artistic practices. Additionally, the author's own compositions are cited, with particular focus on Mutability, a large-scale collaborative project that highlights many of the elements discussed in the paper.
