Heya, World.

I'm Heya. I research, write, create, and get people together.

My path started as a musician and led me to Bandcamp, where I spent 3.5 years as an engineer working toward helping independent artists get paid better. That experience sparked a curiosity about the material and social realities behind digital life.

Currently, I am based in Espoo, Finland as an artist and researcher. My research traces how more-than-human bodies are exhausted by algorithmic media systems, and explores resistance through participatory design workshops. My artistic practice plays with the topics of culture, language, memory, and community in the contemporary digital age.

I wish to use art, technology, and research to push towards a more caring and thoughtful world.