Lauri Pulkkinen is an artist and art educator living in Helsinki. He works mainly with oil painting and experimental animation but he is also experienced with other mediums such as illustration, music video and performance. In his work Pulkkinen often addresses questions about materiality, existence, different senses of reality and old natural philosophies. As an art educator his interests are in critical pedagogy and activism.
laurituomas.pulkkinen(a)gmail.com
Studies
2008 – 2009 Vapaataidekoulu – Free art school
2011 – 2019 Art education MA, Aalto ARTS
2017 – 2018 Animation minor, Aalto ELO Film School
Films
Afterparty (animated short film, director/animator)
São Paulo International Short Film festival 2019, Blue Sea Film Festival / Baltic Herring 2019, Shortland 2019, Animatricks 2019, Tampere Film Festival 2020, FiSH OFFshorts 2020, Nordisk Panorama 2020
Läpiveto/Cross-draught (animated short film, director/animator)
Animatricks 2020
Solo/duo exhibitions
Kevät salonki – Golden Stage Kaisaniemi, Helsinki 2018
MASSA – Kolo, Helsinki 2018 (with Verna Kuntsi)
FOD Jam – Kallio Stage 2018 (with Anna Neva)
Selected group exhibitions/screenings
Point – L3 Makasiini Jätkäsaari, Helsinki 2018
Ultra – Ursa galerii/Terra galerii, Tallinn 2017
SEES – Lume gallery, Helsinki 2017
Second thought – Asematila, Helsinki 2016
Yhden illan juttu – Galleria Huuto, Helsinki 2015
Kuvis 1000 Arabia, Helsinki 2015
Rikottu hiljaisuus – Node Gallery, Helsinki 2014
Teaching
Teacher coordinator – Suomen Sarjakuvaseura 2019-
Animation teacher – Suomen Sarjakuvaseura 2017-
Workshop teacher – Aalto University 2017-2019
Camp teacher – Majaleiri, Arkkitehtuurikoulu Arkki 2015-2018
Art teacher substitute, Helsingin kuvataidelukio 2017- 2019 (multiple substitutes)
Positions of responsibility
AYY representative council 2015-2017 – representative/group chairperson
TOKYO ry board 2015-2017 – vice chair, student advocacy, internationality
(picture – Fanny Carolina)
