Outputs

Our project brings together artistic practice and critical research. We create both performance and installation-based works, alongside peer-reviewed academic publications and features in popular media.
Our publications

Tassinari, M. (2025). Validating AI-Generated Stimuli for Assessing Implicit Weight Bias. In: Brooks, A.L., Banakou, D., Ceperkovic, S. (eds) ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation. ArtsIT 2024. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 650. Springer, Cham.  

Elovainio, R., Tassinari, M., Vezzali, L., Cocco, V.M., Jasinkaja-Lahti, I (2025, submitted). Exploring the Role of Collective Psychological Ownership in Cooperative Virtual Intergroup Contact 
Events

We participated in Oddfest to promote our virtual reality experiences, a Pride Parade simulation designed to study collective actions dynamics and our self-renewal rebirth celebration. Thanks to everyone who dropped by!
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Work in Progress: "Self-Renewal Rebirth Celebration"

The art performance, named "self-renewal rebirth celebration", is a multi -layered experience. The focus is to create a performance where the physical is both enticing and thought provoking.

Currently, we are in the process of creating wearable sculptures—costume pieces that will be worn during the performance and later become part of the installation itself. 

The performance also extends into a virtual realm. The world that opens up through VR is a world that is in dialogue with the physical but looks entirely different. There is a tension and a curious connection between the two worlds. 

The performance is set to premiere in June 2025.
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Related publications

Tassinari, M., Harjunen, V. J., Cocco, V. M., Vezzali, L., & Jasinskaja‐Lahti, I. (2024). Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 34(5), e2879.

Tassinari, M., Aulbach, M. B., Harjunen, V. J., Cocco, V. M., Vezzali, L., & Jasinskaja-Lahti, I. (2024). . Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 0(0).

Tassinari, M., Aulbach, M. B., & Jasinskaja-Lahti, I. (2022). . PloS one, 17(7), e0270748.

Tassinari, M., Aulbach, M. B., & Jasinskaja-Lahti, I. (2022). . Frontiers in psychology, 12, 815497.
Media outlets

Psychreg (2025, July 22). . Pychreg. 

Tassinari, M. (2024, February 19). . Psychology Today.

Tassinari, M. (2024, December 16). . Psychology Today.

Tassinari, M. (2024, November 28). . Psychology Today.

Psychreg (2024, November 8). . Pychreg.

Tassinari, M. (2022, October 8). The Science Basement.

Aulbach, M.B., & Tassinari, M. (2022, March 9). Liikkeessä Yli Rajojen.