Personal profile
Artistic and research interests
Satu Herrala is a Helsinki-based curator with a background in dance and choreography. She is interested in how attuning to bodily coexistence informs ways of being, knowing and acting, and how collective action emerges from embodiment. She is working at Aalto University department of Art and Media on her doctoral research 'Embodied curating as a methodology for ethical intra-action: assembling condition for art to summon collective and transformative agencies' with the support from Kone Foundation.
External positions
Co-curator in the contemporary art programme A I S T I T / coming to our senses, Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux, Embassy of Finland in Belgium, Archinfo Finland
15 Jan 2019 → …
Artistic Director, Baltic Circle International Theatre Festival
1 Jan 2015 → 30 Nov 2019
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Embodied Curating: An Invitation to Inhabit and Enact Bodies as Collective Forces
Herrala, S., 2024, The pleasures we choose — Finland Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia 2024. Billimore, Y. & Koitela, J. (eds.). K. Verlag, p. 41-56 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
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Forest as a Geopolitical Stage
Herrala, S. (Curator), 8 Mar 2024Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
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Gestures of Reading
Herrala, S. & Khodyreva, A., 1 Feb 2024Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Performance › Art in coproduction › peer-review
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Love Harvest festival
Karhu-Cormier, A. (Curator), Herrala, S. (Curator) & Mustonen, M. (Curator), 10 Aug 2024Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
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On Bodily Knowledges in Curatorial Practice and Research
Herrala, S. & Neklyaeva, E., 2024, Falling In: Movement and Becoming in Curatorial Research. El Broul, D., Kaverina, K. & Koitela, J. (eds.). Mousse PublishingResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
Prizes
Activities
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Forest as a Geopolitical Stage
Herrala, S. (Speaker)
5 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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PANEL DISCUSSION | From words to actions – nudging institutions towards best practices
Dadu, N. (Speaker), Herrala, S. (Speaker) & Ohtonen, O. (Speaker)
13 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk to non-academic audience (public outreach)
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Taide haastaa metsäyhtiöiden vastuullisuusnarratiivit
Herrala, S. (Speaker)
27 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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Lab for Ukraine
Herrala, S. (Organiser) & Khyzhna, N. (Organiser)
18 Jul 2024 → 24 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
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Evening for Ukraine
Herrala, S. (Member) & Khyzhna, N. (Member)
10 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
Press/Media
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UPM:ää ruoskitaan Kansallisteatterin lavalla – Kolonisaatiosyytökset saivat metsäjätin sidosryhmäjohtajan peräänkuuluttamaan ”teatterin vastuuta”
19/03/2024
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Spring Roll -festivaalin ohjelmistossa tanssin vierailuesityksiä ja elävää runoutta
08/03/2023
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Press/Media: Media appearance