Sara Ilveskorpi

Doctoral candidate

    20212023

    Research activity per year

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    Artistic and research interests

    Sara Ilveskorpi is a visual artist, art educator and gardener (plant production and organic farming). Her practice takes place on Nytorp Farm on the Island of Kimitoön in Southwest Finland. Ilveskorpi considers her work as site-specific, where the unique ecology of the site is explored and affected symbiotically. The main themes in her practice are permanence, temporality, and flexibility.

    Her research focuses on the ontological and philosophical questions of self-sufficiency, and self-sufficiency as a living practice. She argues that we are aware of the limitations of natural resources and the current destructive use of them, but it is problematic for an individual to understand and accept their place in the face of ecological reconstruction from an ecological and cultural position. This is because it challenges their being entangled in contemporary living. Her proposition to cover for the lack of comprehension is the concept of self-sufficiency as a lived experience. In her research self-sufficiency is inquired with artistic practice, art education and environment aesthetics. The research is urgent at a time of disasters and pandemics, when the role of art and culture in mental resilience to crises has been noticed at the state level. 

    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):

    • SDG 4 - Quality Education
    • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    • SDG 13 - Climate Action
    • SDG 15 - Life on Land
    • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

    Education/Academic qualification

    Master's degree, Arts and Design, Aalto University

    Award Date: 22 Feb 2021

    Bachelor's degree, Arts and Design, Turku University of Applied Sciences

    Award Date: 19 Dec 2016

    Visual Artist (BA), Turku University of Applied Sciences

    Award Date: 30 Nov 2016

    External positions

    Visual artist

    Art Educator

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    • Harjun ja veden välissä

      Ilveskorpi, S. & Ilveskorpi, L., 11 Jun 2023

      Research output: Artistic and non-textual formExhibitionArt in coproductionpeer-review

    • Havaintoja maisemasta

      Ilveskorpi, S., Aug 2023

      Research output: Artistic and non-textual formExhibitionSolo art productionpeer-review

    • Lumen akustiikka

      Translated title of the contribution: The Acoustics of SnowIlveskorpi, S., 23 Nov 2023

      Research output: Artistic and non-textual formExhibitionSolo art productionpeer-review

    • Turun Taiteilijaseuran 99. vuosinäyttely

      Ilveskorpi, S., 13 Jan 2023

      Research output: Artistic and non-textual formExhibitionArt in coproductionpeer-review

    • Umbra

      Translated title of the contribution: UmbraIlveskorpi, S. & Toivettula, A., 3 May 2023

      Research output: Artistic and non-textual formExhibitionArt in coproductionpeer-review