Soile Paloheimo
Bachelor of arts (fine Art)
RMIT University Melbourne
Specialisms: Fine Art / Printmaking / Art Direction
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Soile Paloheimo
First Name: Soile
Last Name: Paloheimo
Specialisms: Fine Art / Printmaking / Art Direction
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My Location: Melbourne, Australia
University / College: RMIT University Melbourne
Course / Program Title: Bachelor of arts (fine Art)
About
Soile Paloheimo’s print-informed art combines traditional print techniques with contemporary subject matter. A native of Finland, Paloheimo earned a Bachelor’s degree in Culture and Arts from the Espoo-Vantaa Technical University of Applied Sciences, Finland, in 2006 and graduated with BA in Fine arts at RMIT University, Melbourne in 2022.
Paloheimo’s practice for the last decade has been in graphic design. However, after moving to Melbourne, she translated her artistic vision into the medium of printmaking, continuing to transform it into an exploration of print and installation. Alongside video and sound, Paloheimo uses various print matrixes, such as screen print, etching and relief, to create intricate and thought-provoking works.
Where the Ocean is the Sky, 2022, three-channel video with audio, water, polycarbonate and plywood, dimensions variable Making-of journal: https://soilepaloheimo.wixsite.com/capstone Soile Paloheimo’s practice is informed by her background working with traditional print techniques and graphic design. Her recent work replicates the feeling of alienation experienced during the COVID-19 lockdowns through sound, patterns and visual effects, with the artwork acting as a tribute to the unpredictability of life. Where the Ocean is the Sky, represents the artist's experience of isolation that they felt shortly after moving from Finland to Australia during the lockdowns. A core visual element of the work is the moiré effect, a mechanical interference of a superimposed network of lines. The graphic patterns of the moiré resemble liquid or ripples in the water, reflecting the artist's anxiety and confusion when they had to isolate alone. Paloheimo uses overlapped sound wave patterns from words spoken in Finnish to replicate her experience of alienation for the non-Finnish-speaking viewer. The installation investigates the concept of not belonging, juxtaposing the perspective of the insider and the outsider that Paloheimo respectively experienced during the extended lockdowns as a Finnish national in Australia.
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