| Dr. Kaisu Koski is an artist working with performance, moving image, and biological materials. Her work focuses on multispecies relationships, planetary health, and rituals of mutuality. Kaisu’s art practice is entwined with climate activism and views of ecodharma. Her work has been exhibited and performed in gallery shows and theaters in more than 30 countries and has received multiple awards at film festivals. These include venues such as Künstlerhaus Mousonturm Frankfurt, Lawndale Art Center in Houston, WHO/UNAIDS in Geneva, Estonian Museum of Applied Arts, UNESCO Art&Science, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, and the Helsinki International Film Festival. She has received numerous grants for her work, including organizations such as the Academy of Finland, the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, and the Portuguese National Science Foundation. Kaisu serves as an expert evaluator in the European Commission Horizon Programme and UKRI. She is a member of The Vegan Society research committee and the Core Group of XR Buddhists, and a climate ambassador for primary education. In 2020, Kaisu initiated the Citizen Surgery Collective, an interdisciplinary, practice-based research group comprising artists, critical posthumanists, and anthropologists. Their work concerns the acquisition of sensory skills, veganism, and the relationship between (non)human animal bodies and food. Kaisu is an Associate Professor of Art and Design at Sheffield Hallam University. Contact: livingorganism@gmail.com  |