Henna-Riikka Halonen

Henna-Riikka Halonen is a visual artist and researcher affiliated with Turku University of Applied Sciences as a Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Art and with the University of the Arts Helsinki as a Post-Doctoral researcher. Her work explores how technological, ecological, and political developments condition relations and spaces, often through site-specific interventions.

• Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Art at Turku University of Applied Sciences
• Post-Doctoral researcher at University of the Arts Helsinki

Research Focus:
Halonen’s practice-based research investigates the intersection of technology, ecology, and politics in shaping spatial and relational dynamics. She employs fiction and materiality as tools to subvert perceptions and catalyze resistance, frequently initiating projects through physical encounters with specific sites or contexts.