Matti Pohjonen is a reseacher, visual artist and filmmaker residing in Brussels. He is currently finishing the write-up of his PhD from the the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, a school where he also was a Student Research Fellow for three years. Prior to his PhD, Matti Pohjonen completed an MA in Antropology of Media and two BAs in International Studies and Journalism.
In addition to his acedemic experience, Matti Pohjonen is also the co-founder and creative director of the media production company negativewarmachine and recently finished an experimental documentary that looked at the impact of the recent economic boom in Mumbai, India. He has also recently co-founded sacredmediacow, a centre on media research and practice at the School of Oriental and African Studies. The aim of the center is to act as a bridge between academia and practice, textual theory and the visual arts and Europe and the rest of the world.
Being trained in both the practical side of visual arts and film as well as in critical theory and reseach, Matti Pohjonen's current professional goal is to combine research with the the use of new digital technologies and film for artisistic and social purposes.
