Samir Bhowmik is a Helsinki-based multi-disciplinary artist and a post-doctoral researcher. He received a Doctor of Arts (Art & Design) from Aalto University, Finland, and a Master of Architecture from the University of Maryland, United States. Bhowmik’s artistic research examines Extractivism, Ecology and Cultural Memory at the Academy of Fine Arts (University of the Arts Helsinki), where he also teaches Ecological Thinking in the Doctoral and Masters program. His recent performative project ‘Lost Islands’ at the Helsinki Biennial 2021 examined extraction, colonialism, and media infrastructure with contemporary dance, film and installation. In 2020, Bhowmik collaborated with American artist Lenore Malen in the performance film Where From Here exploring virtuality, ecology and utopia during the pandemic. Bhowmik has published articles on media, ecology, art and performance in several international journals including Leonardo (MIT Press), and since 2015 has received funding from the Finnish Cultural Foundation and the Kone Foundation.