Residency artists and researchers Research Minna Leino Researcher, marine archaeologist During the past few years, I have been studying the bottom of the Baltic Sea in my local waters in Suomenlinna. As a marine archaeologist, I am interested in studying the relationship between people and the sea. At the moment, I am preparing my doctoral thesis at the University of Helsinki as part of the international MARIS research program’s Baltic Sea region’s postgraduate group. At the Saari Residence, I hope to find the opportunity for intensive writing. My doctoral thesis discusses recycling from the point-of-view of a marine archaeologist, with a special interest in sunken ships. I am on a leave of absence from the National Board of Antiquities’ Archaeological Field Services and my research is made possible by a research grant from the Kone Foundation.