Juha Huuskonen
(b. 1974) is a media artist, software designer and curator who has
been devoting most of his time and energy to developing cultural
organisations and events. He is a founding member and chairman of
katastro.fi media art collective, which received the Young Art in
Finland Award in 1998. Juha is also the initiator and director of
PixelACHE festival for electronic art and subcultures, taking place
annually at Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki and frequently
traveling to other cities (so far held in New York, Montreal and
Stockholm). Juha was also involved in setting up USVA (underground
electronic music events), Avanto Festival (experimental cinema and
music), Nifca New Media AiR artist residency program and Amfibio
video performance collective.
Juha received his MSc degree on Interactive Digital
Media from Helsinki University of Technology and did his minor subject
studies at University of Art and Design in Helsinki. He has worked
as a software designer at MTV Networks in London, European Organization
for Nuclear Research CERN in Geneva and at several game and new
media companies in Finland. His art projects mirror++, The Moment
of Long Now and Roosa have been exhibited widely around Europe and
North America.
www.juhuu.nu
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