ARTWORKS
Art is intertwined with the everyday lives of those studying and working at EduCity. Artworks of KampusART arts programme have been placed in the indoor and outdoor premises of the campus building. They create recognizable scenes and increase the pleasantness of the building. The artworks are implemented by both professional artists and art students.
The Kupittaa campus arts programme is coordinated by Turku UAS Arts Academy, and it is implemented in cooperation by Turku UAS and Turku Technology Properties.
Sakari Kiilavuori: Echo
Sakari Kiilavuori: Echo2022, sound artThe artwork draws its inspiration from nature, where different places are characterized by the sounds audible in them. The dark façade of EduCity, the natural......
Encounters in staircases
Artworks by eight alumni from Turku UAS' Arts Academy have been placed in two staircases in EduCity. The alumni are Henna Aho, Mirja Hanikka, Veera Järveläinen, Ville Kumpulainen, Benjamin Orlow,......
Kaisa Nurminen: Come and find me!
Kaisa Nurminen: Come and find me!2022, lasercut birch plywood, dry pastel, pencilThe artwork consists of ten small figures hiding in EduCity, encouraging viewers to take a closer look at the campus......
Milja Hakkarainen: Guardians
Milja Hakkarainen: Guardians2022, laser cut birch plywood, LED strip lightsAccording to Finnish folktales, a snake is a symbol of good luck and a guardian of buildings and the people inside.......
Emmi-Vieno Lemmenhelmi: Translucent Landscapes
Emmi-Vieno Lemmenhelmi: Translucent Landscapes2022, tape installationHallways D1094, D2051, D3055, D4055 and workspace 4001We use photographs as instruments in remembering. We capture landscapes,......
Anssi Pulkkinen & Taneli Rautiainen: Meander (with Bicycle Rack)
Anssi Pulkkinen & Taneli Rautiainen: Meander (with Bicycle Rack) 2020, galvanized steel The artwork depicts a bicycle rack, boisterously bent into a curve. Its starting point is the area’s......
Noora Schroderus: PIQUE-NIQUE
Noora Schroderus: PIQUE-NIQUE 2020, stainless steel, acid-proof cast steel, paint PIQUE-NIQUE is placed in the three skylight niches of the campus’ café area. The organic artwork, shaped......
Shoji Kato: Kalpa | Bedrock | Fibroin
Shoji Kato: Kalpa | Bedrock | Fibroin2020, rose gold on cast silver, aluminum, core sample from Onkalo (Olkiluoto), silk Along the technological and scientific aspects, this work proposes that our......
Stig Baumgartner: Weather Observations
Stig Baumgartner: Weather Observations 2020, oil painting on mdf Weather Observations consists of five parts: Charcoal carved cloud, Hello Sun!, Observations from the sky, Snowy order, and Rain.......
Emilia Usvalaakso: Sea level & Rise
Emilia Usvalaakso: Sea level & Rise 2020, digital photo on a recycled fabric, tape, soundRooms 1083, 1085The sea level is rising due to global warming. The warming climate melts glaciers and......
Fanny Varjo & Niina Villanueva: Anomaly
Fanny Varjo & Niina Villanueva: Anomaly 2020, photo manipulation and embroidery on recycled fabricRooms 1082, 1084anomaly: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or......
Elina Lahdenperä: Eino-Vakaa, racehorce
Elina Lahdenperä: Eino-Vakaa, racehorse 2020, digital drawing on recycled fabricRooms 2046, 2047Eino-Vakaa was the most successful and famous racehorse in Finland in the early 20th century. For most......
Iina Gröhn & Susanna Selin: SHADE
Iina Gröhn & Susanna Selin: SHADE 2020, digital photo on recycled fabricRoom 3051 In the SHADE artwork, the historical photography phenomenon camera obscura is combined with beautiful......
Jenni Laaksonen & Ottilia Orenius: Nexus
Jenni Laaksonen & Ottilia Orenius: Nexus 2020, tape installation The temporary installation, which is spread in the windows of the EduCity façade facing Joukahaisenkatu, plays with colours......