Saara Hacklin

Saara Hacklin, PhD, is a curator, writer and theorist based in Helsinki. She serves as the chief curator of collections at the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma. Hacklin earned her PhD in aesthetics from the University of Helsinki in 2012. In addition to her research and curatorial work, Hacklin has been a visiting researcher at the Jan van Eyck Academy, participated in discussions about art and criticism through various publications, including the online journal Mustekala, and taught art theory at several institutions, including Aalto University. In addition, she follows several artistic doctoral studies in the role of pre-examiner. Her recent curatorial projects include Coexistence: Human, Animal and Nature in Kiasma’s Collections, co-curated with Kati Kivinen and Satu Oksanen (2019) as well as Feels Like Home. Kiasma’s Collection Exhibition curated together with Saara Karhunen and Satu Oksanen (2024).