Visual culture - Completed Projects

Mind Picture Image
We try to understand how pictures become meaningful for observers? The work is done from an interdisciplinary perspective, combining visual culture studies, psychological studies on visual perception, and eye movement research.

Networked visually
Research project studies visual practices in two popular image-sharing sites, Instagram and Pinterest

VICOMM Visual Commons – Social Dialog through Visual Knowledge Dissemination
The project contributes empirical knowledge about the evolving modes of visual communication, the changing work processes in media production and its interaction with citizen communities.

Picture of Trust – How readers interpret news photographs?

Videos for Newspapers
The study examines the role and relevance of video clips posted on the web pages of newspapers. Contact: Anssi Männistö