How often do you get official permission to climb the wall of a police station? Rarely. So when the opportunity presented itself, there was no hesitation.. into the lift and up toward the Oulu sky, grins as wide as the horizon.
In the 90s, computers met trojan horse viruses that flashed briefly on the screen. Something disappeared, and it was never recovered. It was a moment of loss and fading. A reminder of vulnerability.
Earlier this year, the Finnish State Art Commission, operating under the National Gallery, in collaboration with Senate Properties, launched a nationwide open art competition for the new Oulu Courthouse and Prison. The goal was to find a site-specific and permanent artwork for the exterior wall of the courtroom, something that would create a...
Welcome to join me on stage as I discuss the future of design and the vast opportunities it brings! We're living in a time where creativity, AI, and sustainability are intersecting in ways we've never seen before.
Sini Majuri's glass made it to the front page of The New York Times! Read the article Forging Art From Molten Glass by the wonderful Penelope Colston, with images by Vesa Laitinen. Majuri's art blends modern technology with traditional glassblowing techniques. Her workshop is located in the historic UNESCO World Heritage site of Suomenlinna.
Some sculptures radiate serenity. Others evoke deep emotion. And then there's mine: a perpetually sulking lady, forever trapped inside glass, glaring at the world with the disapproval, like she just spotted someone wearing Crocs to a black-tie event..
Helsinki looks completely different from the sea. It's like a secret district of the city, one that only reveals its stories to those brave enough to go looking.
Dreamweaver's Echo is coming to Helsinki! Come see the two-meter glass unicorn at Lasipalatsi's BioRex on October 16th, 2024! The piece is part of the Future Data Summit's Green AI event, which focuses on the data center and cloud industry.
Imagine you have ten seconds to shout your dreams into a glass microphone. Easy? Maybe, but when the moment arrives, the words get stuck in your throat.
Roboballet by Sini Majuri and Marja Hepo-aho, a dystopian tale of man and machine locked in a dance of death. The performance unfolds as ballet dancer Mira Ollila takes to the stage to engage in a battle with Boston Dynamics' fearsome Spot robot dog, a fight that is destined to end in tragedy.