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<\/h1>\r\nMy approach to music making is an entangled process, where the work emerges from the body, instrument, extended tools and the surrounding space. Walking, writing and listening are part of my creative process and shapes how I experience time, space and sound. I am also interested exploring cultural and historical layers of a place, memories and narratives, and how these can be interpreted into sound. My work often includes text-based scores, blurring the boundaries between composition and improvisation, and I work with field recordings to create contextually responsive works.<\/p>\r\n
I work primarily with the acoustic guitar and have develop a distinctive sonic language using extended techniques, bows, objects and electronics to explore the instrument\u2019s material qualities and resonances. Rather than treating the instrument as a tool to control, I approach it as a collaborator, allowing its physical properties and responses to shape the sound.<\/p>\r\n
Field recordings and environmental listening also play an important role in my work. Through attentive observation of sonic environments, I create compositions and performances that explore subtle changes in texture, tone and rhythm with a melodic flair. Improvisation and openness remains central to my practice, while recent work has expanded into composition through the development of graphic and text scores that interconnect my visual and sonic approaches.<\/p>\r\n
Through performance, playing and recording, I am interested in how listening can become a creative and reflective method for engaging with sound, place and material.<\/p>\r\n
<\/h1>\r\nPetri Huurinainen is a Finnish-born a composer, improviser, performer, visual artist and educator based in London whose practice spans sound, performance and drawing.<\/p>\r\n
Before moving to the UK in 1996, he was active in Finland as a guitarist, singer and songwriter, playing and gigging extensively in rock and punk bands. He was also part of the art\/music\/performance band Niskende in collaboration with Hungarian artists, a cross-cultural group that was musically influenced by Eastern European folk traditions, punk, improvisation and durational performance. This experience deepened his interest in expanded and experimental approaches to music-making. Within this group, instruments were often modified to alter their sound, and DIY instruments were built and incorporated into performances.<\/p>\r\n
His music has been released across a range of formats, including cassette, vinyl, CD and digital platforms, spanning both solo work and collaborations. He frequently collaborates with artists from other disciplines, creating live soundtracks for film, performance and theatre. His solo album Nico\u2019s Grave<\/em> (2023) developed from a three-year exploration of field recordings made in Berlin, combining environmental sound with guitar improvisation. Alongside his studio-based practice, he performs live in a variety of contexts, both solo and collaboratively, and since 2014 he is a founding member of the improvisation duo Bouche B\u00e9e<\/strong> with experimental voice artist Emmanuelle Waeckerl\u00e9.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n His drawing practice runs in parallel with his sound work, often exploring repetition, line and process through semi-improvised methods that echo his use of looping and accumulation in music.<\/p>\r\n Together with his artistic practice, he has over twenty years of experience as an educator working in alternative provisions, where he develops listening-based sound workshops that connect artistic practice with pedagogy. He holds a PGCE from Goldsmiths, University of London<\/span><\/span>, an MA from University of Kent<\/span><\/span>, and a BA from University of Dundee<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Bridges in the Air<\/em> \u2014 collection of text scores (2026)<\/p>\r\n Worm\u2019s Theatre<\/em> \u2014 sound composition for an installation by Juliette Ezaoui<\/span><\/span> at GroundWork Gallery<\/span><\/span> (2026)<\/p>\r\n Nico\u2019s Grave<\/em> \u2014 solo album exploring Berlin field recordings and guitar improvisation (2023)<\/p>\r\n Frrree mon cheri<\/em> \u2014 album with Bouche B\u00e9e (Earshots Records, 2024)<\/p>\r\n Exile Nothing<\/em> \u2014 LP (2016)<\/p>\r\n 2026 \u2014 GroundWork Gallery, King\u2019s Lynn Improvisation 3<\/em> \u2014 included in The Order of the Drawing<\/em>, Drawing Research Network, Loughborough University (2023)<\/p>\r\n Improvisation 1<\/em> \u2014 Lots of Things Have Happened<\/em>, Malaspina Printmakers, Vancouver (2020)<\/p>\r\n Alongside his artistic work, Petri Huurinainen has over twenty years of experience as an educator, particularly in special educational needs (SEND), social emotional mental health (SEMH) and alternative provision settings.<\/p>\r\n His workshops explore listening as a creative and reflective practice through sound walks, field recording and improvisation. Participants are encouraged to engage with their environments in new ways, developing awareness of subtle sonic details and exploring how listening can become a tool for creativity and self-expression.<\/p>\r\n His ongoing project Bow Sound Walk<\/strong> (2025\u2013) brings together environmental listening, field recording and graphic scores in workshops designed for students in alternative provision settings.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Artist Statement My approach to music making is an entangled process, where the work emerges from the body, instrument, extended tools and the surrounding space. Walking, writing and listening are part of my creative process and shapes how I experience time, space and sound. I am also interested exploring cultural and historical layers of a place, memories and narratives, and how these can be interpreted into sound. My work often includes text-based scores, blurring the boundaries between composition and improvisation, and I work with field recordings to create contextually responsive works. 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Selected Works<\/h1>\r\n
Selected Performances<\/h1>\r\n
2025 \u2014 Studio Voltaire, London
2024 \u2014 Voicing Festival, 100 Years Gallery, London
2022 \u2014 Morley College, London<\/p>\r\nExhibitions<\/h1>\r\n
Education & Workshops<\/h1>\r\n