Mikki Noroila, Timon Mikki

(they/them, b. 1990. Lives and works in Helsinki.)

Mikki Noroila, a Finnish–Finnish Romani–Karelian media artist, works with moving image and sound. Their recent practice has explored the layered historical and cultural relations of the western Viena Karelian borderlands. Their films move between institutional narratives and family histories, searching for gaps and contradictions to give form to the unspoken.

Noroila’s moving image works and installations have been shown at festivals such as DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, and in galleries including CAL 198 Gallery (London), Oksasenkatu 11, and Kuva/Tila (Helsinki). Noroila holds a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki. Their thesis film Yritin šuaha hänet kuvah onnakko hiän kato is in the collection of Finnish National Gallery, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art.

In addition to their visual arts practice, they have extensive experience as a performing arts sound designer. They have collaborated with working groups whose productions have been seen at venues and festivals such as The Finnish National Theatre, Flow Festival, Baltic Circle, and Teater Viirus.

Photo: ©Tuure Leppänen