Emil Santtu Uuttu

Emil Santtu Uuttu’s writing and stage works explore deep time, constant change, and pleasure, or the role of memory institutions and historical research. Uuttu’s first play Ihana tytär Erika – Huomioita nimestä (Lovely Daughter Erika – Notes on a Name, translated by Roy Boswell) was awarded both the Archival Act of the Year 2023 and the Lea Prize 2024.

Emil Santtu Uuttu’s writing and stage works explore deep time, constant change, and pleasure, or the role of memory institutions and historical research. Uuttu’s first play Ihana tytär Erika – Huomioita nimestä (Lovely Daughter Erika – Notes on a Name, translated by Roy Boswell) was awarded both the Archival Act of the Year 2023 and the Lea Prize 2024.

Projects

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Camille Auer & Emil Santtu Uuttu: Ruff Knowledge

Suomi/Koivisto architects at 'More Than Human' exhibition at London Design Museum

Camille Auer & Emil Santtu Uuttu: Ruff Knowledge

‘Nordic Noir’ exhibition to open at the British Museum in October

Drifts Festival brings Anna Pesonen and Hongxi Li to Helsinki

Nastja Säde Rönkkö: Survival Guide for a Post-Apocalyptic Child

EGS: Three Letters, Three Wells – A Pilgrimage in Glass

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