Maria Arusoo (1983) is a curator and artist, originally from Estonia and currently based in London.
Arusoo is interested in new conceptual ideas produced by different relationship between spectator and artwork; In particular the works which make references to the architectonic context and re- route spatial perceptions.
As a curator Arusoo has made exhibitions and projects illuminating the relationship between art and power, concentrating on exploitation in art, through art, and around art.
She has published critical texts about space and perception in contemporary art and was the presenter for a televised review of the 2011 Tallinn Print Triennial, made for Estonian Public Broadcasting.
As an artist, Maria Arusoo works in the field of performance, film and installation where she explores the borders between physicality and perceptions.
Photo by Valeri Kovalenko