I am Aino Elina Ojala, an artist and designer with extensive experience in design processes in diverse contexts. My strengths include conceptual storytelling, knowledge visualization, research-based design processes, and the ability to identify and address complex variables in design work. My passions lie in themes of social issues, sustainability, and well-being. I design and create art, events, texts, systems, and innovative creative processes and communicate about them both visually and verbally.

I work multidisciplinary with textiles, clay, text, and varying techniques. In my artistic practice, I explore themes of contact, body and mind. I am fascinated by interaction, experiencing the world through the sense of touch, and the roles that techniques and technologies play in shaping our thoughts. My artistic work is inspired by personal bodily and psychological experiences and social relationships, simultaneously connecting to broader societal discourse. I see installations, materials, and their behaviours as metaphors for larger phenomena in the world.

I live and work in Turku, Finland. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts (2018) and a Master of Arts degree in Design from Aalto University (2022), where I specialized in speculative design, three-dimensional haptic textile surfaces, and their temporal aspects. My background is in sculpture and experimental materials. Since 2015, I have participated annually in exhibitions and residencies both in Finland and abroad. I have taken part in e.g. two curated residencies in Sweden: the experimental clay art residency at Ifö Center (2021–2022) and the Konst i Blekinge residency (2023). Additionally, I have taught visual cultures, facilitated workshops, worked in smart textile projects at Aalto University, and published a research article on the design process of kinetic textiles.

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