Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Arts and Design, Aalto University
Award Date: 31 May 2022
Doctor of Arts, Arts and Design, Human voice and the ability of attunement. The significance of non-verbal vocal encountering in the experiences of people in need of psychiatric help, Aalto University
Award Date: 30 May 2022
Master's degree, Arts and Design, University of the Arts Helsinki
Award Date: 31 May 2009
Bachelor's degree, Arts and Design, Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (Evtek, Stadia)
Award Date: 31 May 2004
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Grief Ritual
Fast, H., Sundblom, M., Raipala, I., Kaulanen, J. (Sound designer) & Vitikainen, H.-P. (Cinematographer), 1 Nov 2025Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Performance › Art in coproduction › peer-review
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Hidas tila: Sairaalasinfonia 3.0
Fast, H. (Director), 19 Nov 2025Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
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Tutkimuspedagoginen puheenvuoro: Usein esitetyt kysymykset taidekasvatuksen opinnäyteseminaarin alussa
Tuovinen, T. & Fast, H., 23 May 2025, In: Research in Arts and Education. 2025, 2, p. 126-148 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Curated Panel: 'Art as Laboratory for Modes of Being-With'
Angerer, M.-L., Kaldrack, I., Leeker, M., Leppänen, T., Fast, H., Gaižutytė-Filipavičienė, Ž., Nikiforova, B., Dakovic, N., Radulovic, N., Colman, F. & Palmer, H., 2024, Methods and Genealogies of New Materialisms. Colman, F. & Van der Tuin, I. (eds.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, p. 298–326 29 p. (New Materialisms).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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'with this...'
Suoniemi, M. (Curator) & Fast, H., 5 Sept 2024Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Prizes
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Henkilökohtainen tutkimusapuraha väitöskirjatyöhön
Fast, H. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Granted funding (personal grants)
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Ritualkonst och förändrade medvetansdetillstånd -hanke rahoitus
Fast, H. (Recipient), Sundblom, M. (Recipient) & Raipala, I. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Granted funding (public project funding)
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"Suremisen taide" - taiteellis-tutkimuksellinen hanke
Fast, H. (Recipient), Sundblom, M. (Recipient) & Raipala, I. (Recipient), 9 Dec 2024
Prize: Granted funding (public project funding)
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Vuorovaikutus ja rajankäynti: Minän ja toisen kokemuksellinen rajautuminen projektirahoitus
Taipale, J. (Recipient), Fast, H. (Recipient), Saarinen, J. (Recipient), Tirkkonen, S. (Recipient) & Nyman-Salonen, P. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Granted funding (public project funding)
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”Experiential Demarcation: Multidisciplinary Inquiries into the Affective Foundations of Interaction” projektirahoitus
Taipale, J. (Recipient), Fast, H. (Recipient), Saarinen, J. (Recipient), Tirkkonen, S. (Recipient), Nyman-Salonen, P. (Recipient) & Hovila, T.-M. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Granted funding (public project funding)
Activities
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Rhizomes of Art Education Course Participatory and Pedagogical Projects
Suoniemi, M. (Contributor) & Fast, H. (Contributor)
2025Activity: Other activity types › Teaching merits
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Musiikki (Journal)
Fast, H. (Reviewer)
2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Reviewer of scientific journal
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Research in Arts and Education (Journal)
Fast, H. (Reviewer)
2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Reviewer of scientific journal
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Tutkimuspedagoginen puheenvuoro: usein esitetyt kysymykset taidekasvatuksen opinnäytettä aloittaessa
Fast, H. (Speaker) & Tuovinen, T. (Speaker)
30 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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Huutava hiljaisuus
Fast, H. (Speaker)
14 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
Press/Media
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Oletko kokeillut viestintää äänen ja hiljaisuuden varassa?
15/12/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Onko hiljaisuudesta tullut katoava luonnonvara? Tutkija Heidi Fast: Hiljaisuudessa voi huomata, ettei ole yksin
22/12/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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"Sairaalasinfonia 3.0 on kiinnostavimpia teoksia Radiogallerian tähänastisessa tuotannossa", Sampsa Oinaala, Helsingin Sanomat 21.2.2019
21/02/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media appearance
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“Heidi Fast tekee äänitaidetta psykiatristen potilaiden kanssa”, Leena Virtanen
15/04/2016
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media appearance