Maria Nordbäck is a visual artist who lives and works in Vaasa (FI). Her art aims to explore our community through discussion and participation, and communication is the starting point of her work. She often works with site-specific projects and interacts with her surroundings.  She is interested in community, social and cultural issues, and she wants to make art visible as a meaningful part of human life.

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Participatory art focuses mainly on the process, not the finished artwork. The process creates new ways of thinking. It also gives the participants a voice and allows them to work with subjects that feel important to them. Her works range from videos, photos, performances, and installations to discussions and handicrafts.

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Now 2023

After worked with different participatory project for over 20 years Maria is back where she started as an artist, as a painter.

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"Let's see where this new me takes me. I love it and noticed that my mind and the colours still communicate on the canvas."