Tomi Humalisto

Finland
research interests: light, aesthetics, Technology in Education, education, performance
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Tomi Humalisto (D.A.) has worked as a lighting designer, visual artist, researcher and teacher. He has worked as a lighting designer and collaborated on multidisciplinary visual arts and performance projects and taught at several universities. His doctoral thesis on alternative approaches to lighting design was accepted and published in 2012. He is currently Professor of Lighting Design at the Theatre Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, where he is interested in the practices of art and theatre, pedagogy of art, lighting design and aesthetics.

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  • VES - IN­TER­AC­TIV­ITY IN PER­FOR­MANCE DE­SIGN (last edited: 2022) author(s): VES seminar This exposition is in progress and its share status is: visible to all.
    Degree Programmes in lighting and sound design of the University of the Arts Helsinki develop the teaching curricula and learning environments by researching different intersections and phenomena within contemporary performances.  Interactivity in Performance Design (in Finnish Vuorovaikutteisuus esityssuunnittelussa, shortened as VES) has supported the development of teaching curricula and learning environments since 2017. It develops the teaching of lighting and sound design by situating and examining them as the intersection of virtual, mediated and physical communication practices. The work is based on critical examination of phenomena and a strong research orientation.  Interactivity is understood in the context of VES as a broadening of the concepts of intersubjectivity and interaction. It is about charting the relationships between the different definitions and contexts of performance, performing, spectating, utilisation of contemporary technologies and their societal connections. The VES project examines the nature and use of digital technologies relevant to the fields of sound and lighting design, and the project seeks to identify the relevant topics, development requisites and ideas to augment and improve the course contents. The annual public VES seminar, held in English, provides a forum within the University of the Arts Helsinki for inspiring encounters between students, teachers, postgraduate students, researchers and professionals working in the field. 
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