Art
Artist interview
Finnish nature inspires bioart and sound-art From the heart of the forest in Finland, Silja Selonen
creates artworks inspired by the natural environment around her. Having studied sculpting at university previously, she currently makes bioart by using cyanobacteria and portrays the visual side of the hidden world of sound. Silja also creates sound-art where genetic sequences, frequencies and amplitudes are translated to abstract visuals. While she creates digi-works, she exposes to us the invisible world of waves by using materials found in nature. Uniquely, she sources her biochar based art materials in a sustainable way. Here, she discusses her unique creative processes and natural inspirations.
Top right: ‘Biochar in art’ (vertical). © Silja Selonen. All rights reserved. Directly above: ‘Visualizations’. © Silja Selonen. All rights reserved. © NatureVolve digital magazine. All rights reserved.
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