Born in Helsinki 1974, lives and works in Gothenburg since 2003
Nina Lassila is a visual artist working mainly with video and performance.In many of her works she deals with questions of identity – specifically identity affected by social barriers, conventions based on gender and upbringing and cultural differencies. The field of her interest spans from cultural & political issues to mumbojumbo sciene.
She has taken part in several group shows and video festivals mainly in Europe. In 2004 she was awarded a Nifca residency in Tallinn Estonia and during the spring of 2009 she will have a Pepinieres Europeennes residency at ENSAD in Paris.