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MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATIONS
2002 ”Pandora´s Box” [light-installation] in collaboration with Petri Salo
The Forces of Light #8 city festival The Esplanade Stage, Helsinki
1999 ”Insomnia-Teknotribes” [visual co-ordination/ installation design]
in collaboration withEero-Pekka Rislakki, Kiasma, The Museum of
Contemporary of Art, Helsinki
1994 ”Chromapark” [1st European tekno-arts exhibition] installation in
collaboration with Kim-Peter Waltzer, E-Werk, Berlin, Germany
1994 ”Tekno”- book launch (An Anthology of digital culture and music
by Sam Inkinen) [visual-installation] in collaboration with Kim-Peter Waltzer,
Compu-Café, Helsinki
1993 ”Project Ultra Zone 2”[installation/performance]in collaboration with
Keijo Tamminen [Night Of The Arts] Galleria d'Arte, Helsinki
1992 ”ULTRA_Well” [installation/performance for Invisible Cities-event] in
collaboration with Keijo Tamminen, Pietari Kaakkomäki and Muu ry. Kaivopiha,
Helsinki
1992 ”Project Ultra Zone 1”[installation/performance] in collaboration with
Keijo Tamminen and Pietari Kaakkomäki [Night Of The Arts] Aquarian Art,
Helsinki
1992 ”l'experience ambience”[installation/performance] in collaboration with
Pietari Kaakkomäki Aquarian Art, Helsinki

SET DESIGN
1999 ”Pitkävuoren Salaisuus”,[ puppet-theatre performance] Cultural Corner,
Helsinki
1998 Mural [set design for television production] ArtMedia, Helsinki
1994 ”sub rosa”[ modern ballet] choreography by Carolyn Carlson for
Cullbergballeten, [toured throughout Europe] Stockholm, Sweden
1994 ”Tulppa” [modern dance piece] choreography by Tuomo Railo and
Simo Heiskanen, Theatre Pikku-Lillan, Helsinki,Finland
1992 ”Orgastic Orange”[video/performance piece by Kimmo Koskela and
Rea Pihlasviita] in
collaboration with Keijo Tamminen, Helsinki, Finland
1993-94 Various set designs [modern dance pieces]
Dance Theatre Raatikko, Helsinki, Finland
1992 ”The Blue Gate” [modern ballet] choreography by Carolyn Carlson,
commissioned for the 75th Independence Celebrations of Finland, 6th Dec.,
[toured throughout Scandinavia] Tampere Hall, Tampere, Finland

COMMISSIONS
2000 Fresco, the piazza of Dozza Bologna, Italy
1997 Wallpainting, private castle, Kiltinan, Ireland
1995 Fresco Highlight Cafe, Helsinki, Finland
1992- Murals and commissions, (public and private spaces), London, England
2002 and Helsinki, Finland
1982- Murals and commissions, (public and private spaces), Sydney, Australia
1989

OTHER
2002 ArtQuest 2002 seminar (organization for Visible Space As.) Kiasma Helsinki
2002 CET-scape installation (fresco and oilpainting) Rearwindow, Kiasma Helsinki
2001 Guest at The Finnish Artist´s Association studio-apartment, Athens, Greece
2000 Guest at Ricklundsgård Studio, Saxnäs, Lappland, Northern Sweden
1992 Guest Lecture The New York Studio School of Painting, N.Y., U.S.A.
1989 worked as resident artist for 3 months for The Sydney
University Archeological Expedition Torone, Chalkidike, Greece
1989 ”Il Giro Grande”, a piccolo-opera written and directed by the artist
in his studio, Oxford St, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
1989 Curator and participant of "Elysian Fields" and "Elysian Muses Return"
group exhibitions Melbourne and Sydney, Australia

COLLECTIONS
The Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
Espoo City Art Collection, Espoo, Finland
Vantaa City Art Collection, Vantaa, Finland
Leonia Bank Collection, Finland
Sofi Oy Collection
Miina Sillanpää -foundation Collection, Finland
The Art Collection of Duncan McKellar , Byron Bay, Australia
The Australian National Gallery (serigraphic print collection), Canberra, Australia
Private collections in Australia, England, Finland, USA and elsewhere

GRANTS
2002 Oskar Öflunds stifttelse
2001 Oskar Öflunds stitftelse
2001 Finnish Cultural Foundation
1999 The State Arts Council of Finland
1998 Oskar Öflunds stiftelse
1997 Helsinki City Council of Arts
1997 Finnish Cultural Foundation
1994 A. Ahlström
1993 Helsinki City Council of Arts

MEMBERSHIPS
2002- Visible space Association (chairperson)
1993- The Finnish Artists Association (Taidemaalariliitto ry.)
93- MUU Association (MUU ry.)

MEDIA/ PUBLICATIONS/ ARTICLES
1/99 Form& Function Finland No.73,pages 46-50
”A Context for Classical Realism”
(with photographs of paintings) by Michael Casey,
Ph.D. ,Art-Hist.
3/95 Taide Art Magazine, front cover photograph:
Sakari Viika [from the
installation/ performance ”Ultra-well”; Pietari Kaakkomäki,
Keijo Tamminen and Asko Sutinen]
1/95 Localizer 1.0”The Technohouse Book”[Die Gestalten verlag,
Berlin 1995]
1)”Chromapark”article (with photographs) 2) n-Visible Base manifesto,
3)Stadtland Floss
(”Techno in Finland”article by Sam Inkinen)
90-01 Exhibition reviews and articles: Helsingin Sanomat, Iltasanomat,
Iltalehti, Uusi Suomi,
Aamulehti, Vantaan Sanomat, Aktivist, City-magazine,
local newspapers etc.
84-89 Exhibition reviews and articles:
Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Craft Arts, etc.

Television programs:
1997 Trixter (FST) –on the fresco painting commission
1996 Trixter (FST) –on paintings

TRAVELS
2006 Berlin
2002-2004 Portugal
2001 Tallin, Ireland, Greece
1999 Stockholm, London, Bologna, Rome
1998 Italy
1997 England, France, Ireland
1995 Scotland, Italy, England, Australia
1994 Stockholm, Berlin
1992 New York, London
1991 St.Petersburg
1990 Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Paris, London
1990 Finland (relocated to Helsinki)
1989 Greece, Egypt, Italy, France, England
1987 Papua-New Guinea
1980-89 Australia
1979 Europe, USA
1976-79 Asia, Europe, Finland
1970-76 Australia
1962-70 Finland
1955-62 Canada
1952 Born in Finland

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