I am a visual artist working primarily with video, photography, and performance. In recent years, I have increasingly oriented my practice toward public and participatory art, while also expanding the bodily dimension of my performance work beyond my own body to engage with bodies within society more broadly.
For a long time, I have been interested in exploring how concepts such as choreography, movement, and somatic dance inform my visual art practice, and how these approaches operate in public space and in relation to non-dancers.
My most recent large-scale project, also my first public artwork, is called Tarinaranta. It was realized in Lappeenranta in collaboration with local residents and the Lappeenranta Art Museum. More information about the project can be found in my blog posts.
Between 2003 and 2005, I took a break from my artistic practice to study the human body more deeply, completing a BA in Physiotherapy. This shift also opened my eyes to the field of cultural well-being, which—together with public art—forms the main focus of my current work. At the same time, I continue to develop lens-based performance projects, which have been at the core of my practice since the early 2000s.
My academic background includes an MA in Visual Art (2004), an MA in Art History (2009), and a PhD in Artistic Research (2015).
Alongside my artistic practice, I work as a freelance writer, museum educator, and in various cultural and educational projects. In the future, I also plan to expand my work within the field of well-being.
This website functions as a portfolio of my work and is currently in need of a major update. In the meantime, please visit the blog for my latest news.
You can contact me by eeva-mari(at)eeva-mari.net
(Eeva-Mari 23.2.2026)