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Web

Site that plays melodies from real time lightning data

https://www.salamatar.fi

The website shows lightning strikes on a map, and it is based on the real time lightning strike data by the Finnish Meteorological Institute. It is also possible to play the lightning strikes as a melody, which is based on the properties of the lightning strikes.

A piece of music which is based on an improvised session over the soundtrack of the lightning strikes: R Dimensio – Salamatar

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Web

Responsive WordPress theme for an art project website

International Teletext Art Festival website needed to be transformed into a responsive WordPress site. Besides being the main site for the festival it presents the works by the artists in a virtual gallery.

A unique custom WordPress theme was created from the ground up.

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Art

Mechatronic art decoration for a party

A mechatronic art decoration for Aortta Party by Hytky. Max/MSP listened for a beat and triggered Arduino, which in turn controlled an electric motor. The motor had a rod attached to it, and a cardboard heart was taped to the tip of the rod. The position of the rod was monitored with a hall sensor. Heart struck against a thin veil, which was illuminated with red light from behind.

Video: Oskari Niitamo.

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Visual

Poster art for a global grassroots activist event

12M Poster Global Action Day Occupy HelsinkiThe poster art needed to convey the feelings of immediacy, internationality and determination, and especially the principle of universal humanism to which the so called Occupy movement is built on.

In the poster the main lines of history of the movement is presented all the way to the occupying of Finland. Besides the poster acts as the timetable for the event.

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Visual

Poster artwork for an activist event

Occupy mbar

Occupy Helsinki organized a support event at a local bar. The event displayed audiovisual productions of the global occupy movement and brought the street atmosphere into a bar environment.

The humanist objectives of the movement needed to be separated from the classical leftist visual style.

The occupy movement is non-violent and all encompassing struggle against selfishness – the themes the poster artwork conveys.