CURRICULUM VITAE

Hanna Haaslahti
Born 1969, Pori, Finland
hanna@fantomatico.org

Hanna Haaslahti is a multimedia artist with a background in photography and set design.


 


EDUCATION

2000

MA in New Media, Media Lab, University of Art and Design UIAH Helsinki, Finland

1996

Exchange Student, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA

1995

BA in Multimedia, Lahti Institute of Design, Lahti, Finland

1989-1991

Set Design studies in Accademia di Belle Arti, Bologna, Italy


SELECTED PROJECTS

2002

White Square Interactive installation
When entering the light square projected on the floor, the user notices that he casts multiple shadows around him. Shadows appear and transform shape according to the movements of the user

2000

Falling through the Force of Gravity Interactive installation and dance film
The installation combines dance and interactivity on exploration how personal history is constructed through corporeal memories. The user connects up with the dancer when jamming with her self-biographical choreographs

1997

Tangible Cosmologies
Interactive multimedia documentary about 30 eccentric Finnish collectors and their beloved objects. The multimedia takes a look at the dark sides of consumerism, produced in collaboration with Veli Granö


EXHIBITIONS

2003

Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
White Square, Interactive installation

2002

VIEW Festival of Finnish Media Art, AV-arkki, Helsinki, Finland
Falling through the Force of Gravity, interactive installation

2002

Attachment+, Kunsthalle Lophem, Brugge. Belgium
Falling through the Force of Gravity, interactive installation

2002

Symptomania, Kunsthalle Lophem, Brugge, Belgium
White Square, interactive installation

2002

F2F, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, Canada
Battle over Indifferent Minds, interactive installation

2001

F2F, Design Exchange, Toronto, Canada
Battle over Indifferent Minds, interactive installation

2001

F2F, Embassy of Finland, Washington DC, USA
Battle over Indifferent Minds, interactive installation

2001

Entropy in a Living Room, Stadtgalerie Kiel, Germany
Falling through the Force of Gravity, interactive installation

2001

Ultima, Dance for Camera, Filmens Hus, Oslo, Norway
Falling through the Force of Gravity, interactive installation

2001

Nordic Glory Film Festival, Jyväskylä, Finland
Falling through the Force of Gravity, interactive installation

2001

Orange Film Festival, Ankara, Turkey
Falling through the Force of Gravity, interactive installation

2000

F2F, the New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Battle over Indifferent Minds, interactive installation

2000

Continent, Lasipalatsi, Helsinki, Finland
Falling through the Force of Gravity, interactive installation

2000

Continent, Vanderborgh Building, Brussels, Belgium
Falling through the Force of Gravity, interactive installation

2000

Énthropie dans un salon, Galerie Quang, Paris, France
Falling through the Force of Gravity, interactive installation

2000

Avanto Media Art Festival, Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
Falling through the Force of Gravity, interactive installation

1999

Lasipalatsi, Helsinki, Finland
Pakattu-maailma rompuilla, CD-Rom

1998

Open Windows, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
The Veil, multimedia, CD-Rom

1998

Gazes, Media Art from Finland, The Kitchen, New York, USA
Tangible Cosmologies, multimedia, CD-Rom

1997

Into Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
Kaappaus, installation

1997

Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
Tangible Cosmologies, multimedia, CD-Rom

1997

11. Stuttgarter FilmWinter, Stuttgart, Germany
Tangible Cosmologies, multimedia, CD-Rom

1997

European Media Art Festival, Osnabruck, Germany
Tangible Cosmologies, multimedia, CD-Rom

1997

VB-valokuvakeskus, Kuopio, Finland
Tangible Cosmologies, multimedia, CD-Rom


GRANTS

2002
2001
2000
1999

The Arts Council of Finland
The Arts Council of Finland
The Finnish Cultural Foundation
The Arts Council of Finland