Body is my passion, nature is my passion, sound is my passion. I combine these themes both in my healing sessions and in my art, such as the sonic journeys.
Through my artistic practice I aim to revive traditions lost in Nordic culture, such as spaces involving ritualistic work and rites of passage, from which we have drifted over millennia.
For years, I have explored themes related to the subjugation of the female body, addressing issues such as rootlessness, witch hunts, body shame, and the sexualization of the body. Currently, I am working with creating spaces through sound & installation, shamanistic sonic journeys aiming to provide the participant a trance like state.
I am deeply interested in the connection between sound and the body, mind and soul; the power of sound resonance to create peace, a clean space within the body, as a tool of transformation. In my sonic creation I use the sounds of natural elements I've collected as a foundation, layering them with various instruments such as the flute, shamanic drum, vocals and kantele.
Education:
2025 IHHK, Somatic massage therapy school, Helsinki FI
2023 Lahti Institute of Design, BA of Fine Arts & Design (Photography & Visual Arts)
2021 - 2022 Uniarts Sibelius Academy, Open University studies (Global Music), Helsinki FI
2018 - 2019 Laajasalo Folk High School (Cinematography & Visual Arts), Helsinki, FI
2017 - 2018 Conservatoire d’Hector Berlioz (Traverse flute), Paris FR
Grants:
2024 Svenska Kulturfonden
2020 Patricia Seppälä foundation
Residencies:
2024 Källskär artist in residence
Selected exhibitions
2023 Hajontaluku23, Lahti FI
2022 Transitions, London UK
2020 Onnelliset 2021, Helsinki FI
2020 Onnelliset 2021, Lahti FI
2019 Yksi, Lahti FI
2019 Muutoksia, Helsinki FI
2019 Abortion-show, Vapaan Taiteen Tila Helsinki FI
Selected performances
2024 Solstice sonic journey, Seurasaari, Helsinki FI, ceremonial performance
2024 Cosmic Womb sonic journey, Näkemys, Helsinki FI, ceremonial performance
2024 Esiäiti sonic journey, Näkemys, Helsinki FI, ceremonial performance
2023 Closing ritual & sonic journey, Näkemys, Helsinki FI, ceremonial performance
2023 Rebirth sonic journey, Näkemys, Helsinki FI, ceremonial performance
2023 Cosmic Womb, Helsinki Healing Arts Center, Helsinki FI, ceremonial performance
2022 Medusa, Pargas FI, solo ritual performance
2022 Rewriting, Hietalahti Helsinki, ritual performance
2022 Wolf Woman, Houtskär FI, solo ritual performance
2018 Magdalene, Conservatoire d’Hector Berlioz, Paris FR, solo sound performance
2018 Oiseau, Conservatoire d’Hector Berlioz, Paris FR, solo sound performance
2018 Agnès Aokky, Paris FR, group sound performance
2018 Futuro Pelo, Pete the Monkeys Festival, Normandie FR, group sound performance
2017 Futuro Pelo, La Machine du Moulin Rouge, Paris, FR, group sound performance
2017 Futuro Pelo, Pete the Monkeys Festival, Normandie FR, group sound performance
Publications & Features
2022 DEKO magazine Haze from Food waste collection, Krista Virtanen
2021 Young Finnish Design, Krista Virtanen
2021 YLE, Youssef is a tiger
2020 Rare Media, Shapeless
2020 Onnelliset- calendar
"Karolina works not only with photography but also with video, performance, and installation art. She has a strong will to go on with her topics concerning female body, modern society, and alienaton questions. Her work can be seen political, but it also takes the audience to face the very essential questions about the human existence in the world."
- Visual Arts Senior Lecturer, 2023