ABOUT

Emilia Tikka is a Berlin based transdisciplinary artist, designer and researcher. Her work explores philosophical dimensions and cultural implications of contemporary biomedical technologies. Emilia's artistic practice of speculative storytelling includes film, object design and hands-on laboratory research. Her current work and research focuses on collaborative filmmaking in the reindeer worlds of Sápmi, Finland.

She is currently a PhD candidate at Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture in Helsinki and a member of the research group Empirica. Emilia is also an associate member at the Exellence Cluster Matters of Activity in Berlin and an advisor for speculative and critical design methodologies in CollActive Materials, a collaborative project between: Matters of Activity. Image Space Material, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Science of Intelligence, Technical University Berlin. She is also frequent lecturer on speculative and critical design practises in academic and public settings. Her former affiliations include: visiting scholar at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, artist in residence at the laboratories of Max-Delbrück-Centre for Molecular Medicine in Berlin, artist in residence in Tokyo Art and Science, artist in residence in 2-year EU project Art4med to mention a few. Emilia Tikka has two Master`s Degrees in two different fields of design. Her on-going PhD research is funded by the Finnish Kone Foundation.

Her art and design works have been exhibited at EMMA Museum of Modern Art in Finland, Ars Electronica in Austria, New York University Arts Centre in United Arab Emirates, Gregg Museum for Art and Design in USA, Imagine Science Film Festival NYC in USA, STATE Studio in Germany and Tekniska Museet in Sweden to mention a few. Her work and research has been featured in press including Nature, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and ARTE tv Channel to mention few.