Ruscica is an artist and filmmaker whose body of work reflects a deeply humanistic approach as it unravels culturally specific histories, both from a personal and collective perspective. He also favors creative collaboration in the development of his work.

Based in Helsinki, Ruscica graduated in 2002 from the Chelsea College of Art and Design, London (BFA) before receiving his MFA in Helsinki at the Academy of Fine Arts. He has exhibited internationally, recently in 2006 at VAE10 festival, Lima (Peru); ‘Metaphysics of Youth’, Fuori Uso, Pescara ( Italy); ‘Suspended E-motions’, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania); ‘Young Contemporaries’, Kunsthalle Helsinki as well as screenings in various institutions and festivals around Europe.

Jani’s residency at Location One is supported by FRAME (Finnish Fund for Art Exchange)

still image from Futurama, 2007