Carine Fabritius is a doctoral researcher at the Aalto University School of Science, Finland. Her interdisciplinary research includes human-computer interaction (HCI) and artistic research. She is interested in the human-nature and human-forest relationship, intangible heritage, virtual spaces, interaction design, sustainability in art creation, and agency in artworks.
Fabritius has exhibited her artworks in various galleries and art museums. She received her MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts of Uniarts Helsinki, Finland. Her mediums are installation art, photography, textile art, moving image, and new technologies, particularly AR.
Currently, Fabritius is conducting her PhD research and leading the Kone Foundation funded research project ‘Intangible Forest Heritage in the Interactive User-Centered Digital Art Experience’ (2026–2028), which explores human agency, non-human agency in the forest, and oral heritage through interactive technologies.
Visit the research project page on the Kone Foundation website.
Open positions
We are looking for recent graduates with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in design, art and/or creative technology to join our research project in 2026–2028, funded by the Kone Foundation. The work may be carried out part-time between February 2027 and October 2028.
The open positions are:
3D artist (6 months)
3D animator (6 months)
Sound designer (4 months)
Creative technologist (6 months)
Actor A (2 months)
Actor B (2 months)
Participation in the project in one of these roles is based on a personal grant (2700 €/month). The durations listed above refer to full-time work, and if the work is carried out part-time, the grant amount will be adjusted accordingly. During the research project, we will create an interactive digital artwork together.
Please send me a short motivation letter in English or Finnish, a short bio, your CV, and your portfolio as a single PDF by November 15, 2026. Please specify which role you are interested in. Interviews will be held in December.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me by email: carine.fabritius (at) aalto.fi
