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contact: gunholmstrom /at/ gmail.com

As a visual artist I work with all kind of imagery that can be derived with the help of a camera or a computer - or downloaded from the internet. Sculpture, installations and art containing sound are also part of my methods. My works relate to sociological observations and a spiritual quest. I use (or combine) different approaches to describe my observations that derive from my own surroundings and experiences. To create new spaces and reveal hidden qualities or structures I often manipulate the images digitally. Many of my abstract videos is an attempt to reveal what I think is an intelligence and conciousness in nature itself.

I grew up on an island in the south of Finland. After a few years of sociology studies, I realized that I wanted to become a visual artist and went to art school. I have a BA in sculpture and a MA in "context and digital media". During the past fifteen years I have participated in numerous exhibitions and other art happenings in Finland and abroad. My works are presented in different contexts from traditional gallery exhibitions to events with direct audience interaction. One of my permanent public art works is a playable sculpture, the Omphalomin, which is placed in a park in eastern Helsinki. For one year now I've been working in a youth project in eastern Helsinki where I use VJ (live video mixing) and traditional stop motion animation as communication tools with young people. At the moment I'm studying documentary film making. I live and work in Finland, Helsinki.

See my "personal biography" for more details