I am a media artist/director working with image and interaction. My central tool is computer vision and interactive storytelling and I am interested in how machines shape social relations. My artworks generate new narrative interactions between people, in which I explore the possibilities of human-machine-human collaboration. Scientific research on perception, vision and machine learning/artificial intelligence inspires me, as well as everyday observations about human life in the age of machines.

Contact me at hanna@fantomatico.org

Life as an image

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Life as an image is a participatory simulation, where people model a 3D double from themselves. Digital doubles are animated in a historical scene as actors, whose activities and gestures are controlled by real-time animation system. The artwork deals with new, hyper-realistic capturing and 3D modeling techniques and their social implications on human relationships. You can follow the prototype production at http://lifeasanimage.tumblr.com/

Cosmetic Space

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Oioicollective received funding from AVEK Creademo to produce a prototype from Cosmetic Space research project, which we have initiated together fall 2014. Cosmetic Space is modular and portable 3D sensing/projector technology, which illuminates space and people with interactive ornament.

Cosmetic Space is a collaboration between me and OioiCollective.

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Texts :

Prickar inspirerade av en utrutat folk by Helen Korpak
Solo show review in Hufvudstadsbladet

Historic by Richard Cork
in the book Sculpture Shock : Site Specific Interventions in Subterranean, Ambulatory and Historic Context

Hanna Haaslahti by Maria Hirvi-Ijäs
in the book 22 Ways – On Artistic Thinking in Finnish Contemporary Art

What´s your shadow up to by Matti Pentikäinen
in Framer magazine

Discussion with Paula Toppila
in Phenomena, exhibition catalogue, Pori Art Museum

Tila, aika ja muistin politiikka by Lars Saari
Exhibition review in Turun Sanomat