In my practice, art, fashion, facilitation, and gardening intersect. I create soft installations and wearables, and facilitate workshops and events. I’m interested in weaving together systems thinking, ecology, multisensorial embodied experiences, and materiality. Feminist, communal, and participatory approaches are at the core of my work. My artistic practice and way of living revolve around hands-on experimentation with making a living in a post-fossil future, exploring ecological reconstruction and food self-sufficiency.
Site-sensitivity is an essential approach to me, shaping both the methods and materials I use and the forms my projects take, allowing each work to grow from and respond to its context. I have created participatory installations and wearables by engaging with specific places through situated and embodied practices, grounded in listening, observation, and research.
I hold a master’s degree in Fashion, Clothing, and Textile Design from Aalto University (2018) and my work has been supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Kone Foundation, and The Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture. Currently, I am expanding my practice by studying in the transdisciplinary Master’s Degree Programme of Visual Cultures, Curating and Contemporary Art at Aalto University.
Contact: mari@nurmenniemi.com
