Mikki Noroila, Timon Mikki
(they/them, b. 1990. Lives and works in Helsinki.)
Mikki Noroila, a Finnish-Finnish Romani-Karelian visual artist, works with moving images and performance. Their recent artistic practice has explored the politics of (post)memory and marginalized family histories at the intersection of experimental documentary, fiction and non-fiction.
Noroila’s video works and installations have been presented in group exhibitions in London at CAL 198 Gallery and in Helsinki at Kuva/Tila. They are currently finalizing their MFA studies in the Time and Space study program at Uniarts Helsinki’s Academy of Fine Arts.
In addition to their visual arts practice, they have extensive experience as a performing arts sound designer and performance maker. Noroila has 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.