Priss Niinikoski (b.1997) is a Finnish-French artist working with textiles beyond soft surfaces. She studied fashion at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and sculpture at the University of Arts Helsinki and has been recognised in both fields. She was a finalist in the 37th edition of the International Hyères Festival for Fashion, Photography, and Accessories (France, 2022). In 2024, her thesis project, Sonic mediations, was awarded the first-ever Johanna Ehrnrooth Prize by the University of Arts Foundation.

Exploring the intersections of computational thinking both in textiles and electronics, Niinikoski addresses the element of ‘risk’ when operating with tools and systems. Translating her research into spatial textile works and apparatuses, she explores how frictions and traces act as forms of communication. Actively combining textiles with sonic and digital materialities, she builds on coding interactive environments and electronic textile interfaces. Her ongoing research focuses on communication, acoustics, and the interplay between digital and analogue systems, investigating how uncertainties and risks disorientate systems to new patterns and expressions.

www.prissniinikoski.com