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Dr Melanie Sarantou is a Research Fellow for the European Commission H2020 funded project Acting on the Margin: Art as Social Sculpture (AMASS) at the University of Lapland. This project researches the relationship between the arts and societal challenges in the margins of Europe with participating countries Finland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Sweden and the UK. Her previous post-doctoral research include projects such as the Academic Profiling Area for Arctic Art and Design (2018-2019) and Women Living on the Edges of the World: Margin to Margin (2016-2017). As a member of the Service Design Research Group at the University of Lapland, she coordinates the Arctic Design Lab for the DESIS Network. Her research focuses on social design and arts-based research in marginalised communities. Additional roles include HDR student supervision in Service Design. In her previous post-doctorate research she engaged in arts-based research and socially engaged arts in communities of Namibia, Russia, Finland and South Australia. Her research and art explore concepts of marginality, which can be defined by remoteness and conditions of isolation and migration, emphasised by the geography of the Arctic and far South.
Field of science
- Visual arts and design
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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AMASS: Acting on the Margins: Arts as Social Sc
Miettinen, S., Sarantou, M., Huhmarniemi, M., Hiltunen, M. & Qureshi, A.
01.02.2020 → 28.02.2023
Project: Co-funded project
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Dialogiaa ja kohtaamisia Arktisella
Miettinen, S., Sarantou, M., Beaulé, C. & Valkonen, S.
Lapin liitto, European Regional Development Fund ERDF
01.01.2020 → 30.06.2022
Project: Co-funded project
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Profi 2 (APPA II): Academy strategic profiling Plan of Action/Academy of Finland
Uotila, M., Miettinen, S., Syväjärvi, A., Sarantou, M., Hautala-Hirvioja, T., Pietarinen, H., Häkkilä, J., Hiltunen, M., Jokela, T., Timonen, E. & Rätti, O.
01.04.2016 → 31.08.2020
Project: Co-funded project
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Entanglements North-South presentation
Miettinen, S., Qureshi, A., Pietarinen, H. & Sarantou, M., 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Scientific
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Entanglements South-North
Pietarinen, H., Qureshi, A., Sarantou, M. & Miettinen, S., 12 Apr 2023Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
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Entanglements South–North.Shared Authorship; Co-Creation; Bioart
Miettinen, S., Qureshi, A., Pietarinen, H. & Sarantou, M., 2023Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Artefact › Solo art production › peer-review
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Is Money a Dirty Word? The entrepreneurial worlds of art and sculpting
Sarantou, M. & Karvinen, N., 2023, (Accepted/In press) Arts-Based Interventions and Social Change in Europe. Kárpáti, A. (ed.). Routledge, (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Nature’s Own Intellectual Creation: Copyright in Creative Expressions of Bioart
Härkönen, H., Ballardini, R., Pietarinen, H. & Sarantou, M., 11 Jun 2023, In: NuArt Journal. 4, 1 (issue 7), p. 100-110Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
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Arts Ceduna - The Premier Aboriginal Art Centre
Amna Qureshi (Visiting researcher), Dino Girardi (Visiting researcher), Inker-Anni Linkola (Visiting researcher) & Melanie Sarantou (Visiting researcher)
22 Feb 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting abroad
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Arts-Based Methods for Decolonising Participatory Research
Tiina Seppälä (Speaker) & Melanie Sarantou (Speaker)
19 Jan 2023Activity: Presentation › Public or invited talk
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Entanglements South-North
Heidi Pietarinen (Organiser), Michelle van Wyk (Organiser) & Melanie Sarantou (Organiser)
30 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organisation of an event › Organization of a workshop, panel, session or tutorial
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Europe House: The delegation of the European Union in Windhoek
Heidi Pietarinen (Visiting researcher), Melanie Sarantou (Visiting researcher) & Virpi Nurmela (Visiting researcher)
29 Nov 2022Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting abroad
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University of Namibia
Heidi Pietarinen (Visiting researcher), Melanie Sarantou (Visiting researcher) & Virpi Nurmela (Visiting researcher)
28 Nov 2022 → 6 Dec 2022Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting abroad
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Petrimaljoissa kasvaa taidetta –Lapin yliopiston biotaidelaboratoriossa arktisista mikrobeista syntyy taideteoksia
Heidi Pietarinen, Melanie Sarantou, Satu Miettinen & Maria Paldanius
07.04.2021
1 Media contribution
Media contents: Art
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Uusi biotaidetta tarkasteleva laboratorio taiteiden tiedekuntaan
Heidi Pietarinen, Melanie Sarantou & Satu Miettinen
22.03.2021
1 item of Media coverage
Media contents: Art