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Matti Mikael Väisänen
27.04.1969 Muhos

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EDUCATION

1996- MediaLab, University of Art and Design (uiah), Helsinki
1996 Interactive Telecommunications Program,
Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki
1990- The Department of Photography, University of Art and Design (uiah), Helsinki
1989-90 Studies in metal craft, School for Art and Crafts, Toholampi
1988-89 Art School of Liminka
1988 High school graduate, High School of Suomussalmi

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WORKING EXPERIENCE

1997 Taloussanomat
Graphic design for the trial version of the electronic publication (of the newspaper on economy) published by Sanoma Oy in co-operation with Mia Mäkelä.
1996 MuuMediaFestival'96
Graphic design for both traditionally printed and electronic publications of the festival.
1995 STV-Securitas Oy
Layout for the "STV Securitas" the magazine published four times in a year by STV Securitas Oy.
1995 The Finnish Refugee Council (UNHCR)
Layout for "Pakolainen" the magazine published four times in a year by the Finnish Refugee Council.
1995 Oy Finnlectura Ab
Layout and the typography for the Swedish grammar "Det har du rätt i!" published by Finnlectura.
1994 Midnight Sun Film Festival
Photojournalistic documentation of the festival.
1992-93 The Road District of Uusimaa
Photographs and layout for a book "Tie".
1992-95 Oma Markka
Illustrations: Digitally composed photographs for the cover of the magazine and articles on economy. There are also drawings and traditional photographs.

As well as longterm employment, there have also been several minor tasks varying from traditional photography to pure designing of the typography, for example composing digitally the still-photographs for the film "Symphony Of The City" and designing covers of CD-records.

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PROJECTS IN UIAH

1997 Chat-TV
(Medialab)
The consept and interaction design for 24 h realtime multiuser communication forum for TV. Chat-TV offers a public open space for everyone allowing people as well as companies to start chatgroups. The communication is based on the voice and vision instead of text.
1997 Matkain
(Medialab)
Graphic design for the demoversion of an interactive travel guide.
1995 Helsinki Festival
(Dpt. of Photography)
A Photographic documentary of large scale architectural installations in the streets of Helsinki called "Tilasiirtymiä". The results of the documentation (slideshow and 20 stereographic photographs) have been exhibited in the Museum of Architecture.
1993 The Public Parks of Helsinki
(Dpt. of Photography)
Photographs of the public parks of Helsinki. The photographs have been published in the book "Helsingin kaupungin puistot".
1993 Vuosaari
(Dpt. of Photography)
Architectural photographs of Vuosaari for Vuosaaritoimisto.
1993 A Century Later
(Dpt. of Photography)
Photographs of artifacts for the catalogue of the exhibition"A Century Later" commissioned by the Crafts Museum of Finland.

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EXHIBITIONS

FULL POWER LIFE (FPL) Exhibitions

Full Power life is a society for working with the issues of media art. It has been founded in 1993 by Juha Fiilin, Patrik Pesonius and Matti Väisänen.

1994 Rantagalleria, Oulu
"Expression as a serial Business"
T-shirt-installation with propaganda on the walls
1994 Mauritzio, Espoo
"FULL, POWER, LIFE"
acryl paintings
1994 Alvar Aalto museum, Jyväskylä
"COmPUT malFUNC/ meat to live"
nonstop fax-installation
"Electronic Art"-exhibition curated by Janne Kaski
1994 Näyttelytila Vapauden aukio, Helsinki
"FUL FIL"
installation
Susanna Koskinen, FIG, FPL
1994 Art Museum of Turku, Turku
"COmPUT malFUNC/ meat to live"
nonstop fax-installation
"Electronic Art"-exhibition curated by Janne Kaski
1994 Art Museum of Rauma, Rauma
"COmPUT malFUNC/ meat to live"
nonstop fax-installation
"Electronic Art"-exhibition curated by Janne Kaski
1994 Museum of Modern Art, Tampere
"Love"
transparency in a light display box
10 artists or groups on the streets of Tampere
1993 Muu ry., Helsinki
"6.12.1993"
slideprojition in the gallery of Muu ry, and a picture with a text in the Helsingin Sanomat
"The Advent Calendar"-exhibition, curated by Andy Best
1993 Kunsthalle, Helsinki
"FULL, POWER, LIFE"
acryl paintings
"The 41st Exhibition of the Young Artists", curated by Andy Best, Petri Hytönen and Irmeli Mäkilä
1993 Energy Station, An Interactive Cafe, Helsinki
"Interactive Dinner"
a performance with Tiina Ketara and Riikka Ala-Harja
1993 Tenalji von Fersen, Suomenlinna, Helsinki
"FULL, POWER, LIFE"
acryl paintings

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OTHER GROUP Exhibitions

1994 University of Art and Design, Helsinki
"Male Menstruation"
"Boundaries of the body"-exhibition
1993 City Theatre of Helsinki, Helsinki
"For Your Sake On Our Responsibility"
1993 Gallery X, Helsinki
"Passion Love"
"Passion love"-exhibition
1992 The Old Mine Of Outokumpu, Outokumpu
"For Your Sake On Our Responsibility"
"A Journey To The Space And Time"-exhibition
1992 Kunsthalle, Kajaani
"H"
"Photography in Kainuu '92"-exhibition
1991 Gallery Finnfoto, Helsinki
"Contact"-exhibition
1991 Artcenter of Southern Carelia, Savitaival
"Viipuri"-exhibition

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