Mari Keski-Korsu
Mari Keski-Korsu (b. 1976, lives and works in Helsinki and Sulkava) looks into the ways in which ecological and socio-economic changes are manifested in the everyday lives of different people – how a macrocosm becomes a microcosm and vice-versa. Her works are of a political nature with a humorous twist. The starting point is often a specific location, a place and the relationship different people have with it. Keski-Korsu's practice, developed from early 90's to the present day consists of making interventions, documentaries, performance, virtual worlds, photography, live visualisations, and installations as well as of varying combinations of these mediums. Lately, Keski-Korsu has approached the subjects of her interest through exploring language and empathy between human and other forms of life, namely alpacas (in Alpaca Oracle, 2014) and horses (in Clydesdale Oracle, 2016).
Keski-Korsu is deeply committed to the investigation on possible interactions and intersections of art, activism, politics, science, and production of subjectivities. In looking into these, she often collaborates with diverse artist groups, researchers and activists. She also organises and curates numerous projects, such as the Pixelache Festival 2016 'Interfaces for Empathy'.
