Alumni

Nelli Palomäki – Alumni interview
Portrait is the focus of my photographic practice. I´m interested in posing and its inconveniences. The act of posing is the core of portraiture. Themes of growth, bodily awareness and the impossibility of seeing oneself are central in my practice

Jouko Lehtola – Alumni story
Lehtola’s photographs defined the Finnish urban youth culture of the 1990s.

Anni Leppälä – Alumni interview
I am searching for equivalents for my inner experience from the visible reality. I am interested in how an image emerges and how it transforms its subjects in the process. It is a non-linear, layered narrative that can grow towards various directions. It inspires me how the images connect with each other and how those connections create new associations and thoughts.

Santeri Tuori – Alumni interview
Questions around photography and visual arts in general interest me. I am also interested in people and our surroundings. How we depict them, how we have depicted them and how we can depict them?
Themes such as landscape, portraiture, time, identity and tradition are important for me.

Ulla Jokisalo – Alumni interview
My artistic work is based on existential philosophy I picked up already at a young age. I find it interesting to ponder questions such as “What is existence?” and “What is the position of a human being in the course of history?” To describe my artistic work, I would use the notions of time, memory, fate, and paradox.

Elina Brotherus – Alumni interview
My early work deals with subjective experiences, the presence and absence of love. I then moved on to examine the relation of the human figure and landscape and the artist’s gaze on the model.

Timo Kelaranta – Alumni interview
The foundation of my artistic practice comes from the tradition of play, experimentation and chance. My work as a teacher leans on practical knowledge of how the information should be passed.

Sanna Kannisto – Alumni interview
I investigate relationships between art and science, culture and nature as well as ecological and ethical considerations. I ask what is my role in producing and interpreting that information.