Pekka Niittyvirta

A few weeks ago, our light installation “Lines” was featured as part of the ATLAS25 Climate Conference with @niittyvirta ATLAS25 brought together world-renowned experts — including Dr. James Hansen and Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf — to discuss tipping point risk management and the urgent call for action. “...If greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise rapidly, a collapse of the ice sheets is possible. This could lead to sea level rise so extreme that this line — today 12.55 m above sea level — would be submerged 300 years from now. Should today’s atmospheric carbon dioxide levels remain unchanged, the sea would still ultimately rise to the levels of the Pliocene era, three million years ago, leaving central Helsinki underwater.” Credits: caption and background research — @jhilden / @koponenhilden Photos — @norovilma Thank you @operaatioarktis for the important work you’re doing and for inviting us to be part of the event! In today's political climate it feels encouraging to see younger generation taking a stand and making things happen. 🌍

In recent decades, we have radically transformed the concept of public space. In this light, Lux Helsinki @luxhelsinki invites artists to make the most of an open map for redesigning landscape, territories, nature, and our relationship to them. Camilla Boemio @camillaboemio spoke about the program with Juha Rouhikoski @juharouhikoski the Artistic Director and Curator of Lux Helsinki and duo artists Timo Aho @timo_moi and Pekka Niittyvirta @niittyvirta

Lines (Helsinki), 2025 @niittyvirta x @timo_moi Site specific installation featuring 205 meters of illuminated horizontal lines spans five locations between Kaivopuisto and Särkkä island, covering approximately 1 kilometer. Work projects future sea level rise at different times in the future – from 2065 to 2500. Scenarios are based on the IPCC climate change report and local ground elevation range from realistic predictions for the coming decades to more speculative estimates in the future. The installation explores the interactive relationship between humans and nature, as well as environmental impacts. The installation is part of Lux Helsinki @luxhelsinki 2025 Data processing and map for the project by @koponenhilden #contemporaryart #artinstallation #publicart #environmentalart #lightandspace #IPCCReport #luxhelsinki #niittyvirta #pekkaniittyvirta #timoaho

Zone (Red 0001, Blue 0002, grey) Collaboration with @jarisilomaki Site-specific installation at the Headquarters of the Southeast Finland Border Guard District. The work consists of two large-scale glass panes weighing nearly 2.5 tonnes. Opposite colours create an optical effect: filtering out each other, creating a grey area when viewed through from either side. The work interprets the concept of borders through the means of abstraction. The installation dynamically changes depending on the ambient light and viewing angle, creating different combinations of colours, forms, and grey area. The grey becomes transitional - where two elements cancel each other out and appear as a common ground. In other words, the grass is always grey on the other side — regardless of perspective. - Year: 2023 - Tempered glass - 400cm x 240cm x 70cm Thanks to: @valtiontaideteostoimikunta @rajavartiolaitos @vitreaoy @eastman_saflex_vanceva

Space Shared/Divided (2023) @niittyvirta x @timo_moi Our latest light installation is on view at @somethingelse.citadel Biennial in Cairo, Egypt. "Space Shared/Divided" consists of three lines of bright white light: two on the opposite watchtowers inside the Citadel of Salah Al-Din and a third one penetrating the Red Palace, a colonial British military office, suggesting a trajectory. The space itself and the time we live in significantly influenced the final shape of the installation. With its minimalistic form, the work deals with the tension between borders and spaces. Organized by: @darb1718 Artistic director: @moataz_nasreldin Chief curator: #simonnjami Location: @salahaldincitadel , Cairo, until 23.12.2023 Photos: Pekka Niittyvirta Thanks to @frame_finland @adel_abidin @nesmaherky @ykhouly and the whole #Darb1718 team #sitespecificart #niittyvirta #timoaho #contemporaryart #publicart #lightart #installation

Space Shared/Divided (2023) @niittyvirta x @timo_moi Our latest light installation is on view at @somethingelse.citadel Biennial in Cairo, Egypt. "Space Shared/Divided" consists of three lines of bright white light: two on the opposite watchtowers inside the Citadel of Salah Al-Din and a third one penetrating the Red Palace, a colonial British military office, suggesting a trajectory. The space itself and the time we live in significantly influenced the final form of the installation. With its minimalistic form, the work deals with the tension between borders and spaces. Organized by: @darb1718 Artistic director: @moataz_nasreldin Chief curator: #simonnjami Location: @salahaldincitadel , Cairo, until 23.12.2023 Photos: Pekka Niittyvirta Thanks to @frame_finland @adel_abidin @nesmaherky @ykhouly and the whole #Darb1718 team #niittyvirta #timoaho #contemporaryart #publicart #lightart #installation

Lines (Blackrock park) 2023  Latest of our interactive light installations together with @timo_moi is now live in Dublin, Ireland. Lines of light show the future sea level rise with storm surges in 2100 at the Blackrock park's Martello tower under the worst case scenario. The SLR is calculated by scientists from @trinitycollegedublin & @maynoothuni The work interacts with tidal changes and light conditions – only visible during the high tide and dark hours. Powered by hybrid solar PV system ensures more energy is produced than consumed during the installation's lifetime, leaving a net energy-positive legacy. The installation can be experienced for the next months to come. Find out more about the project on @lintenafarraige - a collaboration with artists, scientists and tech specialists. This is the final of three light installations across Ireland. Funded by @creativeireland ‘s Climate Action Fund Photos by Pekka Niittyvirta Many thanks to everyone involved! @lintenafarraige @dublincaro @koponenhilden @alainryckelynck @dlrcoco.ie @nativeevents_ #contemporaryart #publicart #sitespecific #art #interactive #installationart #niittyvirta #timoaho

Lines (Galway) 2022 Our latest interactive light installation together with @timo_moi spreads across river Corrib in Galway, Ireland Lines of light show the future sea level rise with storm surges in 2150 at the Spanish Arch, @ardbianimmos and on the Claddagh Basin. Based on IPCC’s latest SSP2-4.5 “middle of the road” scenario, the sea level rise with historical local storm surges is calculated by scientists Gerard McCarthy, Zoe Roseby and Katherine Dooley from @trinitycollegedublin & @maynoothuni The work interacts with tidal changes and light conditions – only visible during the high tide and dark hours. Powered by @nativeevents_ hybrid solar PV system ensures more energy is produced than consumed during the installation's lifetime, leaving a net energy-positive legacy The installation can be experienced for the next 6 months Find out more about the project on @lintenafarraige - a collaboration with artists, scientists and tech specialists. The Galway installation is the first of four light installations across Ireland to come. Funded by @creativeireland ‘s Climate Action Fund Photos by #niittyvirta Many thanks to everyone involved! @lintenafarraige @dublincaro @koponenhilden @alainryckelynck @galwaycitycouncil @galwaycitymuseum #contemporaryart #publicart #sitespecific #interactive #lightinstallation #installationart #landscape #contemporarysculpture #sealevelrise #climatechange #oceanography #sustainability #climateaction #globalwarming #artandscience #microfossils #sealevels #art #niittyvirta #timoaho

Lines (Galway) 2022 Our latest interactive light installation together with @timo_moi is now live in Galway, Ireland. Lines of light show the future sea level rise with storm surges in 2150 at the Spanish Arch, @ardbianimmos and on the Claddagh Basin. The SLR is calculated by scientists Gerard McCarthy, Zoe Roseby and Katherine Dooley from @trinitycollegedublin & @maynoothuni . The work interacts with tidal changes and light conditions – only visible during the high tide and dark hours. Powered by @nativeevents_ hybrid solar PV system ensures more energy is produced than consumed during the installation's lifetime, leaving a net energy-positive legacy. The installation can be experienced for the next 6 months. Find out more about the project on @lintenafarraige - a collaboration with artists, scientists and tech specialists. The Galway installation is the first of four light installations across Ireland to come. Funded by @creativeireland ‘s Climate Action Fund Photos by #niittyvirta Many thanks to everyone involved! @lintenafarraige @dublincaro @koponenhilden @alainryckelynck @galwaycitycouncil @galwaycitymuseum #contemporaryart #publicart #sitespecific #interactive #lightinstallation #installationart #landscape #contemporarysculpture #sealevelrise #climatechange #oceanography #sustainability #climateaction #globalwarming #artandscience #microfossils #sealevels #art #niittyvirta #timoaho

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