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Projection, custom-built software, computer, tree. 2019.

In Atlas Tree, slowly shifting animations move across the surface of a tree. The changing patterns intertwine with the texture of the tree, forming an intricate web reminiscent of traffic reports, migration patterns, and weather maps. As the animations unfold, the tree becomes part of these shifting maps, at times creating the illusion that it is the tree itself that is moving rather than the images projected onto it.

Teemu Määttänen (b. 1978) is a Helsinki-based media artist, researcher, and educator. His practice integrates animation and projection to generate insightful, playful explorations of environmental forms and objects.

Since 2019, Määttänen has served as a Lecturer in Digital Design Methods for Film, Television, and Theatre at Aalto University. His distinguished academic background includes a tenure as a researcher and media designer at the University of Tampere’s Center for Practice as Research in Theatre. Since 2007, he has held visiting lectureships at both Aalto University and the University of the Arts Helsinki (Theatre Academy), focusing on media technologies, interactivity, and content creation. Furthermore, he formerly coordinated the Digital Visual Design – Advanced Intermediality in Performance program at the Theatre Academy. Read more

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