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During my last week in the amazing city of Berlin and within all the art and cultural happenings, I was pleased to meet with our head of Fine Art study path, FanniNiemi-Junkola ; presenting her new video work. The installation The Body and Protection consists of two video works Breath and Protection (2016). The artist is interested in presence, body and power & notions of freedom and safety.  The moment I received her invitation via Facebook I messaged her immediately and I asked if I can come in the pre-opening night due to my travelling back to Finland in the day of the opening 17.8.2016. She was very welcoming of the idea and invited me to the gallery. The work itself was very intriguing and thought-provoking. The music was composed by Pekko Käppi – a master of ancient Finnish-Karelian bowed lyre - It added to the diverse layers of the work and supported the images. Cinematically the videos were carefully planned and pictorially impressive, that made it pleasing to watc

During my last week in the amazing city of Berlin and within all the art and cultural happenings, I was pleased to meet with our head of Fine Art study path, Fanni Niemi-Junkola ; presenting her new video work. The installation The Body and Protection consists of two video works Breath and Protection (2016). The artist is interested in presence, body and power & notions of freedom and safety. The moment I received her invitation via Facebook I messaged her immediately and I asked if I can come in the pre-opening night due to my travelling back to Finland in the day of the opening 17.8.2016. She was very welcoming of the idea and invited me to the gallery. The work itself was very intriguing and thought-provoking. The music was composed by Pekko Käppi – a master of ancient Finnish-Karelian bowed lyre - It added to the diverse layers of the work and supported the images. Cinematically the videos were carefully planned and pictorially impressive, that made it pleasing to watch.

Photos by Joe Brusky, Sue Ruggles and DeSpears of Puppets started and signs from the Milwaukee Art Build, which I facilitated and completed - against Crude-Oil-by-Rail. We Are Water at Lake Michigan and Convergence at the Confluence of the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic Rivers as they meet to flow into Lake Michigan.

Mediapolis Almost 30 exchange students have now arrived at the TAMK Mediapolis campus, and they were greeted by Sohvi Sirkesalo, our International Coordinator. Sohvi Sirkesalo (left), with exchange students This fall, we have exchange people from Germany, Lebanon, South Korea, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovenia, even Mexico and Uruguay, to name a few. Lake Tohloppi The Finnish weather was behaving exceptionally well, and let's hope some students will find the nice paths and beaches at Lake Tohloppi, and the public beach sauna! Text and photos by Carita Forsgren, 2016

Riku Roihankorpi of UTA explains things for people at Hell's Gate This project started with planning and team forming at the Tampere University OASIS premises. We went through the Hero's Journey model and talked about character types, but what I think made this project special, was how we were every day somehow connected to the nature. After all, our goal was to create a virtual reality app or game that would advance well-being and relax people with help of a forest-like experience. Prof. Hanna Wirman from Hong Kong Polytechnic (left), at Lake Halimasjärvi with students Lake Halimasjärvi in Tampere, climbing towards the Hero's Reward? Meeting an Archetype: The Lake's Guardian (who measured the water quality) I think the highlight of this project was the trip to Hell's Gorge , which is located in Helvetinjärvi (Hell's Lake) National park in Finland.  Using our senses, sensei Our guests from Hong Kong and Beijing universities were able to experience real F