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Mia Erlin

Mia Erlin is a Finnish media artist, sound designer, and lighting designer working in the fields of public art, installations, and community-based art. She has worked as an artist and designer since 1997 and currently works as a lighting designer and project manager at WSP Design Studio.

Erlin has created numerous permanent and temporary works for public spaces and festivals across Finland. In addition to her artistic practice, she also works as an art coordinator, curator, and event producer.

Education

Mia Erlin graduated from the University of the Arts Helsinki / Theatre Academy with a Master of Arts degree in lighting and sound design in 2005. She completed a specialization course in architectural lighting design at Aalto University in 2008 and studied arts management in the master’s programme at the Sibelius Academy from 2009 to 2011.

Career

Erlin began her career in the performing arts as a lighting and sound designer and composer."Suo tihkua vihreä tammi". Susanna Leinonen Company. She has worked on productions of various scales in theatre, dance, music, and visual arts both in Finland and internationally. Her work has been presented at the Finnish National Opera, Dance House Helsinki, Helsinki Festival, Zodiak - Center for New Dance, Svenska Teatern, Kiasma Theatre, Theatre Avoimet Ovet, Q-theatre, Kouvola City Theatre, and numerous smaller venues.

In recent years, Erlin has focused primarily on permanent public art and architectural lighting. She has worked as a designer on permanent public artworks and participated in light festivals and events across Finland with temporary installations.

Her most recognized works include the permanent light installation Together More (2018) on the facade of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) headquarters, the interactive light artwork Lastu at the Jyväskylä City Library (2019), and Nexus (2021), a light piece for the Hakametsä tram stop in Tampere. In 2023, she co-created the light and sound installation Flumen for a daycare center facade in Kemi with Heini Myllyoja. One of her latest projects is Kolmikehrä (2024), a concrete sculpture for a roundabout in Vaasa. Erlin has served as a curator for several light art exhibitions. She was part of the curatorial team for Hillitön valo – Boisterous Light at the Hyvinkää Art Museum (2023–2024), one of the museum's most successful exhibitions. She has also curated the Espoo Visual Festival (2019), the Vallisaari light art event (2018), and the Flash 1 and Flash 2 light art events.

Erlin has also been active in various expert roles in the arts. Alongside her artistic work, she has served as project manager and coordinator for international EU projects (TTT in EU, LPT in EU), the Snowball networking event at the Shanghai World Expo, and the international festival Amorph14!. She is currently the art coordinator for the Vantaa light rail project.

Awards and recognition

1st prize in the Percent for Art competition for a light and sound artwork at a daycare center in Kemi (2022, with Heini Myllyoja)
1st prize in the Tampere tram art portfolio competition for Nexus (2020)
Honourable mention in the 5G station design competition organized by the City of Helsinki for the proposal NEST (2019, with Verna Vaarna)
1st prize in the Jyväskylä City Library art competition for Lastu (2018)
1st prize in Yle's invited competition for the media artwork Together More (2017)

Professional affiliations

FLASH – The Finnish Light Art Society, founding and board member (2016–)
MUU ry (2023–)
Theatre and Media Workers' Union, board member (2009–2016)
SVÄV – Finnish Association of Lighting, Sound and Image Designers, board member (2006–2017)
Member of the SVÄV "Säde" award jury (2008–2015)
Member of the Finnish Music Qualification Committee (2012–2013)

Selected public works

Together More (2018), main entrance of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle), Helsinki
Liito (2019), Leppävaara underpass, Espoo
Lastu (2019), Jyväskylä City Library
Saaristonkatu Underpass (2020), reactive light artwork, Oulu
Nexus (2021), Hakametsä tram stop, Tampere
Oliot (2022), Saukonaukio, Helsinki
Flumen (2023), daycare center, Kemi
Kolmikehrä (2024), roundabout, Vaasa
W (2025), architectural lighting work, Palosaari underpass, Helsinki