Mari Hokkanen Pearl weaver 2019–2021 Nykyaika 2.10.-26.10.2021 Poetic phrasing is often compared to a pearl in Islamic culture. A poem can be seen as a string of pearls. Helmenpunoja is a string of photographic poems and performances with symbolic references to the world of ancient Persian poetry. The images are influenced by the oldest poetry […]
Hegemonia Saliva – A Visual Dialogue is a new exhibition by Amy Gelera & Dominik Fleischmann now on display at Galleria Uusi Kipinä in Lahti (22.09. – 10.10.2021). Through the intersection of both of their practices and bodily and mental positions, Amy and Dominik discuss about decolonization practices through a visual dialogue. Nourished by their […]
New Perspectives Through Photography – 25 years of the Helsinki School 11.9. – 31.10.2021 Taidehalli Kunsthalle Helsinki “There is no single red line that defines the Helsinki School’s contextual configuration; each generation is given the opportunity to invent themselves. What they all have in common is how they challenge and use the photographic process as […]
Dominik Fleischmann – Algernon’s Flowers 4.9.-27.9.2021 Photographic Centre Nykyaika (Mon-Fri 12 – 18, Sat-Sun 12 – 16) Valokuvakeskus Nykyaika Kauppakatu 14 33210 Tampere Algernon’s Flowers is dedicated to the life of mice and rats that are used in the name of science. The exhibition combines photographs of animals bred for experiments and pictures of fading […]
EMILIA PENNANEN – ALMOST THERE 12.8.–24.8.2021 V1 Gallery Väre, Otaniementie 14, Espoo “The highway bridges were crowded with cars. Everyone had pulled up to take pictures of the vista, the view, the landscape — a landscape that was familiar, a landscape that led nowhere, a landscape that was miles of salt water, and on which […]
Daniel Court The Place of No Crows 23.7.–11.9.2021 Hippolyte Korjaamo Töölönkatu 51 a-b, Helsinki The exhibition The Place of No Crows presents Court’s close observation into Bulgaria where its population has declined dramatically since the fall of communism. Consisting of photographs taken between 2017-2019 during his travel to some of the most depopulated regions, Court focuses on […]
FLATLAND – from the fields of Härmä Ella Kiviniemi & Elias Lahtinen 6.3.2021–5.4.2021 Photography Center Nykyaika, Tampere Mon – Fri 12–18 and Sat – Sun 12–16. (Limited to 5 visitors due to the current Covid-19 restrictions) Härmä is a small rural place where everything needs to be big and grand. Its open flatlands are vast […]
Porvoon Taidehalli | Galleria Vanha Kappalaisentalo 04.02.2021 – 25.04.2021Buy grapes, plums, get to know yourself is a group exhibition connecting the work of eleven artists. Encompassing photography, video and installation, the show acts as a space for an eclectic range of […]
Outré: Encounters with non/living things November 19, 2020– December 07, 2020 V1 & V2 Galleries, Otaniementie 14 Mon–Fri: 09:30–16:30 Sat & Sun: closed The exhibition Outré: Encounters with non/living things showcases works from invited projects which were created fully or in part at the open Biofilia Lab of Aalto University launched in 2012. Biofilia acts […]
Essi Maaria Orpana Such is the Silence 13.11.2020-20.12.2020 Kunsthalle Turku (Turun Taidehalli) Such Is the Silence: There was a room in our grandparent’s house that was called the cold attic. There, dust danced in dim daylight and the walls and floors were filled with objects accumulated over time. We used to explore this place with […]