Satu-Minna Suorajärvi

Basic information

b. 181067, Helsinki
Sculptor and media artist
Residence: Helsinki

Contact information

Phone number: 0505734099

Artist’s Statement

Sculptor sculpts with a 3d printer.

Satu-Minna Suorajärvi combines digital art with old traditions of sculpture bravely renewing them.
From her previous profession Suorajärvi is a doctor so combining things has been natural to her. While studying at the Academy of Fine Arts, she became enthusiastic about 3d modeling and after graduating acquired 3d printers.

The Passage sculptures have been completed since 2014 with 3d modeling and 3d printing. Moving human figure, relationships between people and human relationships with environment have been starting points for artworks. Human silhouettes (child, woman, man, elderly, lying human or skeleton) are 3d modeled to sculptural forms. Silhouettes change from each other and outlines of sculptures are formed.

The sculptures are 3d printed to PLA (polylactic acid), which is a bioplastic made from cornstarch. With climate change ecologic matters have become increasingly important to her. Suorajärvi is using lost PLA technique for metal metal casting and direct 3d metal printing to steel brass.

Suorajärvi teaches digital sculpture at Aalto University, is member of Kruks media art group. During this year, she has made VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) sculptures and has been teaching VR for Brighton youngsters. Public sculpture Kastehelmi with hundreds of steel balls will be completed to Satakunta Central Hospital in Pori 2018.
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Current information

2018-19:

The Loss of Small Details, solo exhibition, 29.3. - 21.4.2019, Kunsthalle Turku

Con Amore, 6.11. - 24.3.2019, group exhibition, Rovaniemi Art Museum

Dew pearl, public sculpture, 2018, Satahospital, Pori

Pyhäniemi Manor group exhibition 2018, Hollola, Lahti

Object 4 group exhibition, 2018, Espoo Kunsthalle, Espoo

Takeover, Media art group Krups, 2018, Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki

Parkour - AR (augmented reality) installation with Art Cache, 2018, Töölön Kisahalli, Helsinki

Teaching: Digital sculture 1 - 3d modeling and 3d printing for sculpture, 11.9. - 17.10.2018, Aalto University

Teaching: Let's 1,2,3 VR workshop with Lighthouse, The Finnish Institute in London and Kruks media art group, 30.10. - 2.12.2018, Brighton

Bio

Motto:

"I use figurative elements in my art works, which can be animations, installations and sculptures. I am impressed by the fragility of the the human body and the psyche in relation to greatest achievements of mankind."

1967 born in Helsinki Finland.
During years 1988-1993 studied medicine in Helsinki graduating MD and has worked as a licenced doctor.

1995 was diagnosed cancer and had a bone marrow transplantation therapy.

2001 starts sculpture studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki. 2008 graduates as MFA in sculpture. Married and has son 2003.

During last 10 years she has turned towards digital technologies in order to elaborate a new artistic language generated by 3d modeling and computer algorithms. She is currently using 3d modeling software, 3d printing, 3d scanning and VR (virtual reality) in my artworks which can be sculptures, VR and AR installations or digital drawings.