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Teo Ala-Ruona

Teo Ala-Ruona is an interdisciplinary artist based in Helsinki, working across performance art, contemporary theatre, and choreography. Ala-Ruona's work has recently been shown at venues such as Performa Biennial in New York, the Vilnius Biennial of Performance Art in Vilnius, and the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.

Projects

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AUTOPSY features Finnish artists at Seventeen Gallery, London

The invited artists include Teo Ala-Ruona, Anna Mikkola, Benjamin Orlow, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Anni Puolakka, Joel Slotte and Ausgang Studio.

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Teo Ala-Ruona, Marika Peura, and Miša Skalskis at the ICA

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Media

Date
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25th September 2025
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Teo Ala-Ruona in conversation with Sara Sassanelli

Basic Forms (of Urban Life) brings Finnish design values and play culture to London’s Barbican

AUTOPSY features Finnish artists at Seventeen Gallery, London

Open Call – Finnish Artist Residency in Scotland

Recoding Realities—Residency Open Call for Media Artists in London

Pirkko Saisio at European Writers' Festival in London

Valo / Light – Open Call at Fruitmarket in Edinburgh for Finnish and Finland-based artists

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