Artist Programmes

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Unframed – AR for Artmakers

Tartu, Estonia · July 27–30, 2025 · Organised by TIcAS and De Structura

In summer 2025, Laura Rautjoki participated in Unframed – AR for Artmakers, a four-day international artistic hackathon in Tartu, Estonia.

The programme explored augmented reality as a medium for contemporary artistic expression, bringing together artists to experiment with new technologies, collaborative processes and spatial experiences.

Participants at the Unframed – AR for Artmakers hackathon in front of a screen reading “Welcome to Tartu Hackathon: Unframed AR for Artmakers”, Tartu, 2025.
Artists testing augmented reality works on their phones during the Unframed hackathon, Tartu, 2025.
Group portrait of the artists taking part in the Unframed – AR for Artmakers hackathon, Tartu, 2025.

Unframed – AR for Artmakers hackathon, Tartu, Estonia, 2025.

During the programme, Rautjoki developed an augmented reality artwork exploring the relationship between the human figure, reflection and vegetation.

The work was subsequently presented as part of the Unframed exhibition during Tampere Architecture and Design Week at Finlayson, September 26 – October 5, 2025.

Augmented reality artwork of a human face as a translucent reflection, viewed through the ARTLINK app.
Augmented reality vegetation — ferns and flowers — overlaid on the exhibition space, viewed through the ARTLINK app.
Rautjoki's AR project card for Dataset2024 shown in the ARTLINK app at the Unframed exhibition.

Augmented reality work viewed through the ARTLINK app, Unframed exhibition, Tampere, 2025.

Dataset2024 viewed in augmented reality through the ARTLINK app, Unframed exhibition, Tampere, 2025.

The programme formed part of Rautjoki’s ongoing exploration of how photographic and computational images can extend beyond the traditional image surface into spatial and interactive forms.