Tainio’s work takes place in an interdisciplinary setting, employing various mediums. The medium used habitually emerges from the requirements of the ongoing project. Recently, Tainio has linked ideas about seeing and remembering with algorithm-based processing of photographic images and software-generated videos.
The themes of his works emerge from the everyday experiences, often intertwining with his research practice. His artistic work in connection with research focuses on processes that help to elaborate the subject of the research outside the limitations of language.
Tainio works currently as a post doc researcher at Pori Urban Platform of Aalto University PUPA. His research interest deals with the aesthetic experiences in various settings. At the moment, he explores the significance of aesthetics in contemporary physical activities and the aesthetic experience of darkness.