My ongoing postdoc research project explores the 19th century narrative painting in Finland. It studies the ways in which artworks reconstruct the events of myth, past or their present, and the role of art in the formation of cultural historical memory. Furthermore, the project explores the affectivity 
of narrative paintings. The multidisciplinary project integrates humanities and social science methods. 

I am intrigued by both the visual culture of the past and the present alike, especially the history of emotions, affects and iconography. My particular interest has been the long 19th century. In my PhD I have focused on the late 19th c. and early 20th c. Finnish altarpieces of women artists.

Affiliated with SELMA, the Research centre of storytelling, experientiality and memory.