Space Shared/Divided

Space Shared/Divided

2023 In Collaboration with Pekka Niittyvirta Space Shared/Divided consists of three lines of bright white light: two on the opposite watchtowers inside the Citadel of Salah Al-Din and a third one penetrating the Red Palace, a…

Nadir

Nadir

2023 In collaboration with Timo Vaittinen “His vision crawled with ghost hieroglyphs, translucent lines of symbols arranging themselves against the neutral backdrop of the bunker wall. He looked at the backs of his hands, saw…

Lines (Blackrock park)

Lines (Blackrock park)

2023 Collaboration with Pekka Niittyvirta The installation utilizes sensors and real-time data to dynamically respond to changing tides and storm surges, creating an immersive experience that visually represents the effects of rising sea levels caused by…

Breathe II

Breathe II

2023 Just like an artificial ventilator, Breathe inflates and deflates steadily in 10-second cycles, repeating the organ-like movement. Tied with LED neon lights and controlled by a relay switch connected to an air blower, it…

Lines (Wexford)

Lines (Wexford)

2022 Collaboration with Pekka Niittyvirta The installation utilizes sensors and real-time data to dynamically respond to changing tides and storm surges, creating an immersive experience that visually represents the effects of rising sea levels caused by…

Volume

Volume

2022 Gallery Sculptor Helsinki, Finland Volume is an exploration of a world where the border between real and imagined is blurred. Throughout the works, Aho considers mundane and familiar materials from the urban environment combining…

Lines (Galway)

Lines (Galway)

2022 LED Neon lights, daylight sensors, programmed Raspberry Pi with real-time tidal data from Marine Institute, steel armour, solar PV system. A collaboration with Pekka Niittyvirta Lines of light show the future sea level rise…

Sediments of Time

Sediments of Time

2022 Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), concrete, repurposed bricks from an old local brick factory, light15m x 15m x Xm Public artwork at Kannisto roundabout, Kerava, Finland

Nervous System

Nervous System

2021 Ventilation tubes, plexiglass, LED lights, programmed Arduino, sound exciterSite-specific installation, dimensions variable Back in the day, there were wooden residential buildings in this area that housed workers, fishermen, and seamen. The buildings were demolished,…

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

2021 Painted aluminium, painted cold-rolled steel, opal acrylic, LED-lights, 24V transformers, programmed Arduino, individually addressable LED-lights, 12V transformer, painted birch ply, metal pipes Dimensions variable Paradise Lost is an installation of light sculptures that also…

Coastline Paradox

Coastline Paradox

Coastline Paradox is an interactive online art experiment by Timo Aho and Pekka Niittyvirta. The project visualizes future sea level rise and simulates the migration caused by the climate crisis. Visit the project here: https://artsexperiments.withgoogle.com/coastline-paradox The…

Lines (Miami Beach)

Lines (Miami Beach)

2019 Materials: LED-lights, aluminium channels, stands, Arduino & timer, shipping container The work is a collaboration with Pekka Niittyvirta Lines (Miami Beach) calculates the tidal changes and activates two synchronized lines of light on the…

Ode To Temporality (Castles Made Of Sand)

Ode To Temporality (Castles Made Of Sand)

2019 Materials: sand, calium silicate, C02, time Four columns sized 35 x 35 x 150 cm, covering 100 m2 area The site-specific installation consists of five sand pillars in a cross formation. The installation depicts…

Breathe

Breathe

2018 Materials: 100% recycled black plastic, LED Neon, air blower, relay switch 6 x 4.5 x 3 m Just like an artificial ventilator, Breathe inflates and deflates steadily in 10-second cycles repeating the organ-like movement….

Plantae Spiritus Plasticus

Plantae Spiritus Plasticus

2018 Materials: 100% recycled black plastic, black duct tape, air blower, digital timer 3.5 x 5 x 1 m ‘Plantae Spiritus Plasticus’ consists of deflating inflatable sculpture and a looping ambient soundscape composed by Dutch…

Moon Studies

Moon Studies

2018 Materials: printed images, wallpaper adhesive City interventions in Venice Architecture Biennale at Scottish Pavillion -HappenStance 18 Cut and collaged prints of James Nasmyth’s and James Carpenter’s moon Studies from 1850 – 1870 b.c in…

Lines (57° 59´N, 7° 16´W)

Lines (57° 59´N, 7° 16´W)

2018 Materials: LED-Lights, aluminium channels, metal pipes, float switch The project is a collaboration with Pekka Niittyvirta An interactive site-specific light installation located at Taigh Chearsabhagh Arts Centre in North Uist, The Outer Hebrides, UK…

Dream Machine

Dream Machine

2017 Materials: MDF, plexiglass, RGB lights, smoke machine, wall painting Dimensions variable An installation in TH4Y group show at the GENERATOR Projects, Dundee in May 2017. The installation includes a colour changing light box sculpture,…

When Little Worlds Collide

When Little Worlds Collide

2016 Materials: Jesmonite, marble powder, wax, concrete plinth, printed images, wood, mural Dimensions variable The Hand is pointing toward the last sun rays on a summer solstice evening. The Moon Globe is collaged from the…

The Cross, The Ladder & The Cloud