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2025 | Longlist | Publishing | Professional
  • pronoun
    She
  • Why did you create this work?
    The illustrations were created for “Yhden pallon visiot” (One Planet Visions) – a project on sustainable transformation that brought together the work of researchers, writers and visual artists. I was asked to illustrate one of six future vision short stories. The story is called “Tillbaka till 2050” (Back to 2050), it is written by Lars Sund and takes place in Helsinki in the year 2050.
  • How were your illustrations used?
    My illustrations were published digitally on a web page together with the short story, and as prints in the form of an exhibition in several locations in Finland in 2024. The exhibition visitors could listen to the stories in audio format while the illustrations were exhibited as prints.
  • What materials and techniques did you use?
    I used ink and brush on watercolour paper for the drawings. I colored the drawings digitally in Photoshop.
  • Was this project commissioned?
    Commissioned
  • Commissioner Name
    Hanna Hannula
  • Commissioner Company
    Yhden pallon visiot
  • Commissioner Instagram
    @yhdenpallonvisiot
  • College / University
    Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
  • Course and graduation date
    Graphic design, 2010
  • Personal Website or Portfolio Link
    ninnikairisalo.com/
  • Instagram
    @ninni_kaligraphics
  • Biography
    Ninni Kairisalo is a graphic designer and illustrator from Helsinki, Finland. She graduated bachelor in art’s and culture in 2010 and has since then worked as a freelancer in both graphic design and illustration. Her clients include magazine and book publishers. She studied comics art in 2022-2024 and is currently working on her own comics album.
  • Where are you currently based?
    Finland
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