Bäckman, Elina | Artist Register – Artists’ Association of Finland

Bio

ELINA BÄCKMAN
Born 08.01.1982 in Tampere, Finland. Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland.

BIOGRAPHY
Bäckman has graduated from the Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Art and Media Department (Ba in Fine Arts) in 2008 being focused on media art. Has studied in Germany during 2005-2006, at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne, concentrating on experimental film and holography. Screenings and exhibitions in the Nordic countries, both in the Central and Eastern Europe at filmfestivals and in the gallery context.

Uses photography, moving image, light and installation as the media that is determined by the context and the idea. The works often explore sense perception, association and the relation between cognitive functions and reality. She currently studies in the Ma-degree programme at the Fine Arts Department in the Aalto University of Art and Design in Helsinki since 2008 and works both as an underwater and interior photographer. In addition, Bäckman has a position as photo editor in the Department of News Graphics at Yle Broadcasting Company.