We are delighted to announce the Helsinki-based artist Santtu Laine has been awarded the 2023 Ecologies in the Making residency. This residency is the second in a four year programme developed by the Academy of Fine Arts Uniarts Helsinki, Cove Park and Scottish Sculpture Workshop. The first residency took place in 2022 and was awarded to the Finnish sculptor Iisa Lepistö.
This series of residencies are designed to focus upon making practices at a time of climate breakdown and are aimed at MFA alumni of the Academy of Fine Arts, particularly those with sculptural methods or material processes. The programme supports research and the development of new work, and Santtu will be based at Cove Park for eight weeks in the late summer this year, with the opportunity to develop new projects and connect with students and tutors at Glasgow School of Art, before moving to SSW for a further eight weeks and the opportunity to produce new work in the residency’s workshop.
Santtu Laine is an artist and photographer living and working in Helsinki. His works often deal with sociological and cultural phenomenons in modern society, and frequently depict people and places affected by these invisible structures. Santtu combines creatively different techniques and is constantly searching for new forms of expression. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Photography from the BTK University of Art & Design, Berlin, and studied for a Masters in Time and Space Arts, at The Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki.
We would like to thank our colleagues at SSW and in Helsinki for this collaboration. The project is made possible by a donation to Uniarts Helsinki from the Saastamoinen Foundation. Further information is available here.
