Science Tuesday: Architecture as a Space for Renegotiating Cultural Relationship with Nature

Alma Ritvaniemi February 10, 2026 No Comments

The weakening of nature connection narrows well-being and a responsible relationship with the living environment, yet architecture can act as a force of repair if its underlying values change. An…

Santtu Laine: Tokyo Art & Science Research Residency 2025

Alma Ritvaniemi January 19, 2026 No Comments

Read about the experience of our 2025 Tokyo Art & Science Research resident artist, Santtu Laine.

Erkki T. Lassila – Researcher interview

Erika Masalin December 1, 2025 No Comments

Interviewing Erkki T. Lassila – A Finnish educational scientist and teacher trainer in Kobe University about his research and experiences in Japan

Imagine Everyday! Outsider Art Finland Seminar

Nina Loimusalo-Lipiainen November 19, 2025 No Comments

SEMINAR: Art as a catalyst for societal change – disability employment and socially sustainable business models Date & Time: December 4th at 5-8PMVenue: Tokyo Midtown, Design Hub, International Liaison Design…

Imagine everyday! Film Screening Event

Nina Loimusalo-Lipiainen November 19, 2025 No Comments

During the Outsider Art Finland festival in Tokyo, a film screening event will take place in Eurospace Cinema on Sunday 30th November at 4PM, it will feature short films by Maima…

Marylka Yoe Uusisaari – Researcher interview

Erika Masalin November 10, 2025 No Comments

Marylka Yoe Uusisaari – Researcher interview Q1 Please introduce yourself briefly. I am Marylka Yoe Uusisaari, a Finnish brain scientist, professor at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST).…

Children’s Workshop! Jungle Theme! 🦥

Nina Loimusalo-Lipiainen October 16, 2025 No Comments

Children’s Workshop! Jungle Theme! As part of the “Finnish-Swedish Culture Week,” the Finnish Institute will host a children’s workshop at Zou-No-Hana Terrace (Yokohama)! We will welcome Finnish-Swedish picture book author…

AI and arts seminar

Erika Masalin October 16, 2025 No Comments

The seminar explores how AI reshapes artistic creation, featuring talks on collaboration, ethics, and identity in art. Speakers include Trivial Zero, Ashizawa Kamome, Dr. Kristiina Jokinen, and Prof. Yoshitaka Mōri.

Trivial Zero 「God Shaped Hole」

Erika Masalin October 16, 2025 No Comments

Trivial Zero collective exhibition, 「God Shaped Hole」— an exhibition where AI stares back. Art, machine, or something in between?

Mirva Watanabe – Researcher Interview

Erika Masalin October 1, 2025 No Comments

Research interview with Mirva Watanabe – doctoral researcher in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Tokyo, focusing on her research and experiences in Japan.

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Science Tuesday: Architecture as a Space for Renegotiating Cultural Relationship with Nature

Santtu Laine: Tokyo Art & Science Research Residency 2025

Erkki T. Lassila – Researcher interview

Imagine Everyday! Outsider Art Finland Seminar

Imagine everyday! Film Screening Event

Marylka Yoe Uusisaari – Researcher interview

Children’s Workshop! Jungle Theme! 🦥

AI and arts seminar

Trivial Zero 「God Shaped Hole」

Mirva Watanabe – Researcher Interview

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