CV
MIKKO LIPIÄINEN
b. 210775 Tampere, Finland
e‐mail: mikko.lipiainen(at)gmail.com
STUDIES
2018 Liepaja University, MA of New Media Art
2006 Tampere University of Applied Sciences, BA of Fine Arts
SELECTED CURATED EXHIBITIONS
2017 New Sound Days, RIXC, Riga [LT]
In the dark I don't have four legs, TSSK, Trondheim [NR]
2016 Interfaces for Empathy/Pixelache Festival, Helsinki [FI]
2013 Talouselämä [ Financial Times] , Mustarinda, Hyrynsalmi [FI]
2011 Taide konfliktissa [Art in Conflict] , Museum of Labor Werstas, Tampere [FI]
2010‐11 Inter‐Cool 3.0 , U, Dortmund[GER]
X‐OP Cultural Policy Group , KIBLA, Maribor[SI]
2010 PixelACHE , Kiasma, Helsinki [FI]
X‐OP Helsinki Platform , Galleria Alkovi, Helsinki[FI]
Promoting Changes, Museum of Labor Werstas, Tampere [FI]
2009 Pirkanmaa 4th Triennale , Tampere [FI]
2008 Art Garden , Vaasa Housing Expo, Vaasa[FI]
Papru II , G.A.Serlachiu's Museum, Mänttä[FI]
2007 Art Hut as part of Finnish Social Forum, Museum of Labor Werstas, Tampere[FI]
PixelACHE , Kiasma, Helsinki [FI]
2006 Pirkanmaa 3th Triennale , TR1, Tampere[FI]
2001 demoskene.katastro.fi , Kiasma, Helsinki[FI]
SELECTED CURATED EVENTS
2018 Politics and Poiesis in Telematic Participation, WHS Theatre, Helsinki[FI]
2017 Open Fields: Virtualities and Realities, National Art Museum, Riga[LT]
2016 Water Works!, Waterwheel[.net]
2013 Case Pyhäjoki, Pyhäjoki[FI]
Hiperorgânicos 4: Concha/Ressonâncias, UFRJ[BR]
Tropixel, Juiz de Fora/Ubatuba[BR]
2012 Interactivos?:Rural Sciences, Medialab Prado and Nuvem, Vale do Pavao[BR]
2011 Animex Film Festival/Animex Fringe , Saltburn/Crook[UK]
2010 PERFO, 3H+K, Pori[FI]
2009 Tampere Architecture Week , Tampere[FI]
ManSEDANse , TR1, Tampere[FI]
2008 Megapolis 2023, Tampere [FI]
Pori Festival Week , 3H+K, Pori[FI]
Perf08 , 3H+K, Pori[FI]
2007 What Are You Doing Here Right Now? , U.M.I., Vilnius[LT]
2006 Teatteri.nyt , Kiasma, Helsinki[FI]
Time Cycles, park.tv [NL]
Performance Fiesta , Center of Contemporary Art Pispala, Tampere[FI]
2005 Ultrasound Festival , Huddersfield Media Centre, Huddersfield[UK]
2004 Pixelache (SWE), Fylkingen, Stockholm[SWE]
2001 ArtCultureNature Conference , Flagstaff, Arizona[US]
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 Dislocations, MPLab, Liepaja[LV]
2007 BURMA, ei SURMA (Burma, Not DEATH) , Gallery Välivuosi, Helsinki[FI]
2006 In the Meantime Somewhere Else , MAA‐tila, Helsinki[FI]
Points of departure for the Creative Townmanship , Metso Library, Tampere[FI]
2005 Laboratorium , Jyväskylä Art Museum, Jyväskylä[FI]
2004 BBB , Linna Gallery, Kohtlajärve[EST]
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 There’s an Invisible Place far Away , Suomesta Project Gallery for Finnish Contemporary Art,Berlin[GR]
2009 Some Writings About Space , Center of Contemporary Art Pispala, Tampere[FI]
OTHER WORK
2017- Parasite Radio: Telematic art process constructing dialogue between southern and northern hemispheres, various locations
2013‐2016 Various art, technology and pedagogy related workshops in LabUsotopico, Juiz de Fora[BR]
and PinpinLab, Santo Amaro/Cachoeira[BR]
2011-13 Solidarity Jam , various places[FI]
2011 Candy Lab , SERDE, Aizpute[LT]
2000 Grey Zone - a commissioned radio feature composition , Avaruusromua, YLE (Finnish Broadcasting Company) Music for the movie Trans‐Siberia , Kanerva Cederström
SELECTED PUBLISHED WRITINGS
2015 Facta ‐ Revista de gambiologia #3: Workplace Hacks and the Abolition of Work, editor: Fred Paulino, publisher: Gambiologia
Särjetty maa – tarinoita etelästä ja pohjoisesta: Tämä maa allamme on pyhä, editor_ J.K. Ihalainen, publisher: Siemenpuu Foundation
2014 Hirvitalo ‐ Pispalan nykytaiteen keskus, kirja kaikesta maan ja taivaan välillä: selected writings, editor: Mikko Nurmi, publisher: Pispala Cultural Association
2013 Esitys 3/2013: Kuinka maalata taidetalo? editor: Pilvi Porkola, publisher: Eskus ‐ Performance Center2012 ½‐lehti 1/2012: Terveisiä Karhutarhasta!, editor: Veikko Halmetoja, publisher: Rajataide Association
RESIDENCIES
2012 Nuvem residency, Vale do Pavao[BR]
2012 Suomesta Project Gallery for Finnish Contemporary Art residency, Berlin[GR]
2004 NICA residency, Yangon[BRM]
SELECTED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
2018 How to Decolonize Potato? Kitchen talk, MPLab, Liepaja
2017 The Potential of Augmented Reality Technology for Building Sites for Translocal, Transcontinental and Intercultural Dialogue: The Case of Digital Ghost of Resistance Monument Project, Open Fields Conference, RIXC/National museum of Art, Riga
2012 There Is an Invisible Place Far Away, PixelACHE, Arbis, Helsinki
Super Food Art, Tampere Social Forum
2011 Activist Art, Sara Hilden Academy, Tampere
2010 Resource Sharing Increaces Capacity, X-OP, Art School MAA, Helsinki
2009 House of Rumour, AALTO University, Pori
Signals from the South, PixelACHE, Kiasma
2007 Case Hirvikatu 10, TAKUn seminaari, Tampere
2006 TEE SE ITSE Kaupunki. Paikkasidonnaisen taiteen luentosarja, Taidekoulu MAA, Helsinki
2005 Web-Page Project by the Students of Tampere Polytechnic in Myanmar, NICA, Encounters in Intercultural Art Projects - symposium on art and knowledge, Helsingin taidemuseo, Helsinki
TEACHING AND WORK IN CULTURAL SECTOR
2015 Freelance sound designer for Luup Cultures ltd.
2014 publicist at Pispala Cultural Association
2003-2013 Part time teacher of web-design, video- and still image editing at TAMK University of Applied Sciences/School of Art
2012 Freelance games, sound and graphic designer for Koistinen Kantele Ltd.
2011-12 Web-design for artists courses, AALTO university, Helsinki
2010 A course on socially engaged art together with artist Ritva Harle, Art School MAA
2009 A course on web-based art at KTUAS Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences
2008-10 Artist´s Web-portfolio courses at Artists´ Association MUU
2005 A weekend course on art at Päivölä boarding school
1996-2003 Freelance graphic and sound designer for several customers
1993-94 Freelance graphic designer and animator for games company Terramarque Ltd.
GRANTS
2015 Kone Foundation´s project grant
2012 Tampere City´s incentive grant for professional artists
2011 The Young Artist Grant, Finnish Art Society
2010 Travel grant, Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2007 Project grant, Arts Promotion Centre Pirkanmaa
Project grant, Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2005 Travel grant, Arts Promotion Centre Finland
Sleipnir travel grant, NIFCA
I belongs to following artist groups and associations:
Piknik Frequences (organizing body of Pixelache festival), Pispala Culture
Association (organizing institution of Hirvitalo ‐ Center of Contemporary Art Pispala)
In addition to my artistic practive I have also run several workshops on basic hobby electronics and Arduino microcontrollers focusing on recycled and improvised materials.