Jaakko Autio

Sound and media artist, Oulu, Finland

EN / FI

INTER, Jurmo: the listening bench and white concrete speakers by the Baltic Sea at dusk.

INTER, Jurmo, 2026

My sound installations begin with people listening and sounding together. Their voices are given places in a room or landscape, where you can move closer, stay a while, or keep your distance.

Upcoming

12–15 November 2026 · Oulu Art Museum
Saapuminen / Arrival — a listening room with encounters through dance.

12 November 2026, 16:30–18:00 · Oulu Art Museum
Deep Listening: INTER – RESONANCE — a shared listening session with a 20-channel work made from Jurmo’s pedal harmonium.

19 November 2026, 12:30 · AVARA Art & Tech, Oulu
Panelist: Beyond Listening – Sound, Technology and New Creative Economies.

2027 · Forthcoming
INTER – BODY (working title), Culture House Laikku, Tampere, 14 August–26 September 2027.
INTER, Kristinestad — a permanent outdoor work commissioned by Community Art in Kristinestad Dux. Forthcoming projects and residencies →

Selected works

A listener leans close to one loudspeaker in ON THE BORDER, Narva.

ON THE BORDER
One voice, close. Narva, 2022.

RE-BIRTH: suspended speakers in front of a pink circular projection.

RE-BIRTH
MUU Helsinki, 2025

OWLA at Oulu Art Museum: voices in a shared listening space.

OWLA
Oulu Art Museum, 2023

RE-VERB at Aine Art Museum: loudspeakers and the dark water resonator.

RE-VERB
Collection of Aine Art Museum, 2025

All works

One minute inside a listening room

RE-BIRTH, MUU Helsinki, 2025. A slow tour, 1 min. The recording follows one route; the spatial relationships between voices are experienced on site.

Explore the work · More installation films on YouTube

Bare loudspeaker drivers hanging on cables, their shadows on a concrete floor.

Practice

Listening continues through the decisions I make. What happens with the people and the place can change the work.

About the practice

Writings

Spatial Listening Architectures

I write to understand how the works come into being.

Explore the writings

For Curators

Selected works, equipment, installation needs and contact.

Information for curators

Instagram · YouTube · jaakkoaution@gmail.com