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Natural science serves as both a foundation and a source of inspiration. In particular, deep-sea hydrothermal vents \u2013 black and white smokers \u2013 offer a starting point for contemplating the origins of life. Near them lies a strange world untouched by sunlight, where life begins in heat, pressure, and chemical energy. These structures, spewing boiling water and minerals, sustain an ecosystem unlike any other in the biosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its inhabitants resemble a forgotten branch of earthly biology: translucent, oddly delicate, and yet incredibly resilient \u2013 examples of an alternative possibility. They remind us that life can emerge and endure even in extreme conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy works are attempts to understand nature\u2019s logic. They are at once familiar and foreign, amusing and slightly unsettling. Perhaps they are messages from the future. Or nightmares from the past. Or perhaps they simply are.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Ulla-Mari Lindstr\u00f6m<\/strong> is a photographic and media artist, as well as a nature-inspired researcher based in Kuopio, Finland. Since 2014, she has worked on a series titled Natural-Artistic Collection<\/em>, exploring nature through the lens of an artist and constructing imaginative hybrids and media installations from her observations. Her work addresses serious topics through humor and visual experimentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lindstr\u00f6m\u2019s works have been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in Finland and abroad. She has public artworks installed at Puijonsarvi School and Kuopio University Hospital. Her works are currently on view in the exhibition Magical at KUMMA, and in Vedest\u00e4 \u2013 On Water at the Scandic Hotel in Kuopio. She will also take part in the upcoming M_it\u00e4? Contemporary Art Biennale in autumn 2025 in Kuopio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In her exhibition Ulla-Mari Lindstr\u00f6m presents a secret society of imagined flora and fauna, where evolution no longer follows Darwinian logic \u2013 or if it does, it plays by entirely […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":11164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"xn-wppe-expiration":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-action":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-prefix":[],"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[229,230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ajankohtaista-en","category-galleria-en","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n