Biography
Pietu Arvola is a Finnish electro-acoustic musician and experimental video artist based in Helsinki.
Arvola’s latest album, Silmät sulaa, was released in March 2026. He has performed solo around Finland and internationally. His noise rock band Musta Huone’s sophomore album Valosaasteen sekaan (This is not a dog / Paa jotaki, 2023) was chosen as The Quietus’ Album of the Week and the sixth best album of 2023.
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In his video works Arvola utilises CRT TVs and VHS tapes as well as digital video techniques, programming and CGI which he processes using analogue video sources. Arvola’s video works have been exhibited at Outoja tiloja audiovisual festival, Kaivos-Festivaali, Mitäs Mitäs Mitäs festival and Minimalen festival in Trondheim.
Arvola’s sound installations have been exhibited at Helsinki Design Week, Bologna’s PHMuseum, Rifugio Digitale in Florence, National Museum of Finland, New York Fashion Week and more.
“Arvola’s sound world fully reveals itself through a thick forest carpet of electronic layers, ghost sounds, humming, buzzing, scampering, and the wind in the trees. By fully committing to the noises in his head, Arvola is able to take us with him to somewhere hidden and unique.” – The Quietus
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