I am an architect (MA Arch)and artist (MA Art) based in Helsinki with a background in architecture and contemporary art.
My projects explore the relationship between space, sound, and materiality and have been exhibited in venues such as Musée Karo in Benin and Beta Space Gallery in Helsinki. I have worked at Pes Architects, Littow Architects, and SARC Architects, as well as served as Communications Manager and Curator at the Finnish West African Cultural Institute.
I am a co-founder of Salt Collective and a member of SAFA (The Finnish Association of Architects). In addition to my own practice, I teach architecture and design through Smalls, an initiative focused on creative education.
Education
2023 Master of Arts, Aalto University, ViCCA (Curating & Contemporary Art)
2017 MA Architect, University of Oulu
2014-2015 l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Val de Seine, Paris
2012 Architectural draftperson
Grants and Recognitions
Traveling grant
The Finnish Cultural Foundation / Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
for the Salt Collective's field trip at Cove Park Residency
Cove Park, Scotland
2024
Exhibition grant
Finnish Association of Architects, SAFA.
''Que veux-tu savoir'' solo exhibition
Musée Karo, Benin, West Africa.
2023
Travelling grant
The Arts Promotion Centre of Finland (TAIKE)
for the Salt Collective's field trip at Cove Park Residency
Cove Park, Scotland
2024
Project Grant
City of Helsinki
2022
Project Grant
The Finnish Ministry of Education and culture
2022
Project Grant
Aalto University, Department of Art and Media.
2022
European Architectural Medal nominee
Best Thesis, in the field of Architecture and Urban planning
(EAM BDP), Nominee.
2018
European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture: Extension of Mies van der Rohe Award.
The Young Talent Architecture Award (YTAA), Nominee.
2017
Residencies
Benin, West Africa
Villa Karo Research & Art residency
December 2023- February 2024
Scotland
Cove residency
Salt-collective
April 2024
Collectives
Co-founder at Salt Collective
collectivesalt.com
Member of SAFA
(Association of Finnish architects)
Recent and oncoming exhibitions
Que veux-tu savoir
Solo exhibition
Musée Karo, Benin, West Africa.
2024
Elonkierre
Group Exhibition
Viikki's research space
Helsinki
2022
Spatial Current
Group exhibition
Beta Space Gallery
Helsinki
2022
(un) seen - in the dazzle of infrastructure Gravity seeks love.
Group exhibition, Artist & co-curator
Gallery Aarni
Helsinki
2021
The Glass Bead Game.
Group exhibition
Gallery Gao Shan
Helsinki
2021
Pavillon
Group exhibition
The historical hangar of Verkkosaari
Helsinki.
2021
Thereafter They Shape Us
Group exhibition
Exhibition Laboratory Gallery
Helsinki.
2018