Aliisa Talja (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist and facilitator, who works with questions of relativity and diverse kinships; care and reparative interactions, as well as intangible heritages. Her individual work takes the forms of texts, photographs, and reflective exercises, whereas in collaborations they often develop events and participatory activities. Aliisa has years of experience in collective organising, planning workshops, as well as investigating and developing feminist modes of action. In 2021 they co-planned and -ran the Platform for Feminist Leadership for UrbanApa arts community. During 2016-2021 she worked as a co-founder and -planner in the self-organised feminist design collective Effort. Aliisa holds a degree of Master of Arts in Contemporary Design from Aalto University, Helsinki. She is part of the Mustarinda Association; a community of researches and artists that promotes ecological rebuilding of the society. In addition to visual and performing arts, Aliisa’s practice regularly expands to DJing and bread baking. She lives and works in Helsinki, Finland.
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