Juha Huuskonen (software/interactive section curator)
Juha Huuskonen is a media artist, software designer and curator who is devoting most of his time and energy to developing cultural organisations and events. He is a founding member and chairman of katastro.fi media art collective, which received the Young Art in Finland Award in 1998. Juha is also the initiator and director of PixelACHE festival for electronic art and subcultures, taking place annually at Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki and frequently traveling to other cities (so far held in New York, Montreal, Stockholm and Paris). Juha was also involved in setting up USVA (underground electronic music events), Avanto Festival (experimental cinema and music), Nifca New Media AiR artist residency program and Amfibio video performance collective.
Juha received his MSc degree on Interactive Digital Media from Helsinki University of Technology and did his minor subject studies at University of Art and Design in Helsinki. He has worked as a software designer at MTV Networks in London, European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN in Geneva and at several game and new media companies in Finland. His art projects mirror++, The Moment of Long Now and Roosa have been featured in numerous exhibitions in Europe and North America.