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Studio visit: Montana Torrey’s residency at HIAP Augusta Gallery 

In Empirica, different creative practices from the realm of art, craft and design are used as a catalyst for thinking and making research. Artist and doctoral researcher Montana Torrey led the research group on a tour of her studio during her winter project residency at HIAP Studios on Suomenlinna Island, where she shared her process and experiments for her ongoing research. 

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EMPIRICA at the 2nd BICCS Conference

The 2nd Biennial International Conference for the Craft Sciences (BICCS 2023) took place in Mariestad, Sweden, from September 20 to 22, 2023. The conference is organized by The Craft Laboratory of the University of Gothenburg’s Science faculty and serves as a platform for communicating craft research within and beyond academia.

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MakerStudioPeda Summer School, 23–29 May, 2023

From May 23 to 29, Helsinki, Espoo and Björkboda served as the backdrop for the MakerStudioPeda Summer School 2023, a week full of productive activities. The event saw the long-awaited opportunity for the whole research team to have their first in-person, completely offline group meeting.

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Upcoming defence of doctoral thesis: Relating to Clay: Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Practice — MA Priska Falin

MA Priska Falin will defend the thesis "Relating to Clay: Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Practice" on 21 October 2022 at 12:00 in Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Department of Design, at lecture hall M1, Otakaari 1, Espoo, and online in Zoom.

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EMMA (Espoo Museum of Modern Art) showcases evolving processes and artistic research in a ceramic art exhibition

EMMA (Espoo Museum of Modern Art ) showcases evolving processes and artistic research in a ceramic art exhibition. “Ceramics Facing the New” in EMMA highlights the significance of clay for humanity while exploring contemporary environmental concerns and the disintegration of social structures.

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Soil Matters exhibition at the Design Museum Helsinki explores the materiality of soil and how it is interwoven with human activity.

Soil Matters exhibition at the Design Museum Helsinki’s Gallery presents nine craft and design projects which explore the relationship between humans and soil. A multidisciplinary group of professionals from ceramic artists working with scientists to artist-activists present nine experimental design projects. 

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