Mari Sydänmaanlakka graduated as a visual artist from Tampere in 2010 and has been active in the field of art and human well-being in that caste. She lives and works in Pikkala, by the cliffs and the sea. Intractable epilepsy challenges life, but brings a fearless grip and perspective on what is important and true. She is a board member of the Helsinki Artists' Association and a founding member of the 3/11 art collective and the Rihmastroryhmä art collective. She is also a member of Yö ry and the Meri-Lapland art community, Meän Periferia, as one of the few performance artists. In addition to her core work, she writes and studies the path of a healer. MEAS is a strong defender of justice and truth, and her works awaken us to look at ourselves on a metacognitive level. That's when she feels successful in her work.

MEAS digs up the truth, from under all the accumulated layers, social - spiritual. MEAS mainly uses recycled and found materials, because they are everywhere and their possibilities are not limited. As an artist, she feels like a researcher and intentionally or unintentionally gets entangled in different scientific disciplines, and her shamanistic worldview, living in connection with nature, naturally mixes everything together. MEAS is a multidisciplinary artist, but mainly uses her own body as media and especially create participatory performances. Many performances often leave their mark in the form of installations in the gallery. My environmental works can also be found in nature all over Finland with coordinates.