Photo by Tomi Junnila
Elie Halonen (they/them) is a Helsinki (FI) based visual artist and a performer. Elie’s artistic work combines sculptural thinking and body working with the method of Japanse influenced ropebondage. Safer spaces are crucial in their work of observing vulnerabilities and sharing intimacy in the ritual of tying. Tying for them is essentially a practice of mindfulness and listening where the aim is to enter a state of transcendental being. They work with video and live performance depending if the piece requires a private space or the energy of a live audience. Sometimes their practice also branches towards more traditional sculpture.