Forthcoming exhibitions:
2010 Gallery Augusta, Helsinki, Finland. Group show Out of office / Kenttätöitä. August-September 2010. Participating artists are all researchers of photography at the School of Art and Design, Aalto University.
2010 Thessaloniki Center for Photography, Thessaloniki, Greece. Group show "TOPOS". Summer / Autumn 2010.
2010 Gallery Maaret Finnberg, Turku, Finland, exhibition together with Sofia Saari. November 2010.
2011 Melkveg Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Solo show.
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9.6. − 29.8.2010
Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland. Group show curated by Anna-Kaisa Rastenberger.
2.6. − 27.6.2010
My new project "Notes on Finnish gun culture" is now exhibited in Gallery Uusitalo in Helsinki, Finland. Soon it will be also available through my website.
4.6. − 25.6.2010
Kotka Photography Center, Kotka, Finland. Group show curated by Hannu Vanhanen.
15.5.2010 -
Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland. Group show with Icelandic and Finnish artists. Curated by Katrin Elvarsdottir and Spessi Hallbjornsson
23 April − 16 June 2010
Belfast Exposed, Belfast, Northern Ireland, exhibition together with CJ Clarke. Curated by Karen Downey.
18 − 22 March 2010.
ArtParis + Guests, Grand Palais, Paris, France. FINLAND: "The Stressed Beauty". Represented by Photographic Gallery Hippolyte. Curated by Leevi Haapala.
17. − 20.3.2010
FotoFest Meeting place, Houston, US. Participating the portfolio review.
12.3. − 11.4.2010.
LeadAwards exhibition, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany.
6.2. − 30.5.2010.
Media Museum Rupriikki, Tampere, Finland. Group show curated by Hannu Vanhanen.
10.9. - 4.10.2009
Museo de Huelva, Huelva, Spain. Group show "Lingua Franca I Agresión-Conflicto-Accidente", curated by Ivan de la Torre Amerighi.
17.9.2009
All the summer shows are now finished. It's time for new thoughts and directions.
Bygone shows summer 2009:
- Museo Archeologico di Atri, Italy. Group show "A Pelle / Skin", curated by Giovanna Calvenzi, Mario Peliti and Laura Serani. 18.6.-18.8.2009
- 9ème Rencontres Photographiques de Montpellier / Les Boutographies, Montpellier, France. Screening within a group show.
- Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia. Group show curated by Marita Muukkonen. 10.7.-30.8.2009
22.7.2009
A minute ago I added a new project to my website, to artwork section. It is called Playing Belfast, and it is something I have been working with more than two years now. At this moment part of the project is exhibited in Contemporary Art Museum Kiasma in Helsinki, Finland. It is part of a group show (un)naturally, curated by Marja-Terttu Kivirinta and Leena-Maija Rossi.
16.7.2009
Just returned from Belfast. Last week on Wednesday 8 July I had an artist's talk at Belfast Exposed about my ongoing project with them. Belfast is changing but happily it still has its unique face. And my project Playing Belfast keep evolving!
2.6.2009
I just returned from Albania, where we opened an exhibition "A touch of violence" at the gallery Guri Madhi in Korca. I am the curator of the exhibition. Also I was teaching documentary photography at the Albanian School of Photography, Project 5.6 in Tirana. Again Albania appeared as a wonderful place!
15.5.-30.8.2009
My ongoing project in Belfast, Northern Ireland is exhibited for the first time, in an introductory form, at Contemporary Art Museum Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland in a group show (un)naturally, curated by Marja-Terttu Kivirinta and Leena-Maija Rossi.
29.4.-29.5.2009
Emil Filla Gallery, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. REBUS SIC STANTIBUS, Group show curated by Silja Lehtonen and Michal Kolecek.
28.2.-13.4.2009
Northern Center of Photography, Oulu, Finland, solo show.
19.12.2008−1.3.2009
Museum Baluarte de la Candelaria, Cadiz, Spain. Nine Voices Nine Places - Finland, group show curated by Silvio Salgado.
29.10.−2.11.2008
Berliner Liste art fair in Berlin, Germany with gallery Uusitalo
8.-30.10.2008
Singapore International Photography Festival, Old School, Singapore.
21.-26.9.2008
I just spent a week in Belfast, where I am still working with my Belfast Exposed residency project.
12.-21.9.2008
Art Fair Suomi at the Cable Factory, Helsinki.
2.9.−20.9.2008
Exhibition in Vilnius, Lithuania at Gallery Vartai. Exhibition together with Spessi (Island), curated by Kimmo Lehtonen. Show is part of the InFocus, fhe first Vilnius Photography Festival.
1.9.2008
Building the show here in Vilnius, Lithuania with Spessi. Gallery Vartai is a fantastic space!
9.−15.7.2008
I am in Belfast again, continuing my project with Belfast Exposed Photography. Some changes taking place here.
15.6.-17.8.2008
Some Battered images are part of a fantastic big group show Mäntän kuvataideviikot / Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland. Show is curated by Veli Granö.
6.6.−27.7.2008
Battered is now exhibited as part of PHotoEspana 2008 in Complejo el Aguila, Madrid, Spain. It is a nice solo show there!
16.4.-9.5.2008
Just last week was openings of a group show at Institute Camões, Lisbon, Portugal. Nine Voices Nine Places − Finland show is curated by Silvio Salgado
10.4.-25.5.2008
Attending a group show REBUS SIC STANTIBUS at Ars Nova, Turku, Finland. The show is curated by Silja Lehtonen and Michal Kolecek.
13.3.−6.4.2008
Battered are now exhibited as a solo show in Center for Creative Photography, Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä, Finland.
7.2.−7.3.2008
Solo show in CENTRO DE FOTOGRAFÍA ISLA DE TENERIFE, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
1.2.-2.3.2008
Solo show in galleri Image, Århus, Denmark
26.1.-9.3.2008
Attending a group show What's up, Man? Kerava Art Museum, Kerava, Finland.
25.1.−20.4.2008
Attending a group show, collected from the museum's collections, at Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku.
25.1.−2.3.2008
I am having a solo show in gallery Formato Comoda, Madrid, Spain. It is the Guns at home pictures that are exhibited there.
25.1.-18.5.2008
Group show where also some Battered images are exhibited at the Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland.
17.1.−1.3.2008
My Prison sheets series is now exhibited in The Courtyard, Herefordshire’s Centre for the Arts, Hereford, UK.
11.1.2008
The Sign of Fear exhibition openings at the Northern Center of Photography in Oulu, Finland. The show is open till 10.2.2008. The show is curated by Jari Silomäki, and exhibiting artists are Günter Brus, Ville Mäkikoskela, Harri Pälviranta, Stefanie Wuschitz.
29.11.−21.12.2007
Battered, my new series, is now exhibited for the first time in its full volume in Gallery Uusitalo.
10.11.2007−6.1.2008
We just opened MaleStuff exhibition in gallery Kakelhallen in Åland. One critique (in Finnish) of MaleStuff can be found here http://www.katse.org/index.php?id=207.
30.10.-6.11.2007
I am in Belfast again, continuing my project with Belfast Exposed Photography.
18.10.-19.11.2007
Some of my Battered images are exhibited in 2007 Kaunas Photo 07 decisive exhibition, M.K.Ciurlionis National Museum Picture Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania. The show is part of Kaunas Photo days 2007.
31.8.-30.9.2007
Exhibition MaleStuff in Photography Center Peri in Turku, Finland. Four men depicting themselves with an ironic manner.
5.-6.9.2007
I am attending the Transforming Audiences conference at the University of Westminster, London, UK.
19.-24.8.2007
Residency in Northern Ireland, Belfast Exposed. Third trip.
22.-29.7.2007
Residency in Northern Ireland, Belfast Exposed. Second trip.
3.6.2007
The Sign of Fear exhibition openings at gallery Hippolyte in Helsinki Finland. The show is open till 3.8.2007. The show is curated by Jari Silomäki, and exhibiting artists are Günter Brus, Ville Mäkikoskela, Harri Pälviranta, Stefanie Wuschitz.
5.6.2007
Last week I attended PHotoEspana 2007 Descubrimientos in Madrid, where my work Beaten people (now renamed as Battered) received the Descubrimientos PHE award. So next year the work will be exhibited in PhotoEspana festival. Thank you for all involved.
4.−23.5.2007
Residency in Ireland, Sirius Art Center, Cobh (Cork)
2.3.2007
Exhibition openings in Copenhagen, Denmark, galleri Signe Vad. Group show MaleStuff, together with Tatu Hiltunen, Antti Laitinen and Kari Soinio.
16.-21.2.2007
Trip to Ireland (Sirius Art Center in Cork/Cobh) and Northern Ireland (Belfast Exposed).
18.1.-25.2.2007
Solo exhibition in gallery Ibis, Vaasa, Finland.
13.11.2006
The troubles are now solved and the galleries are functioning again.
10.11.2006
I am sorry, at the moment there seem to be some strange troubles with artwork and work in progress sections. Some unauthorisized hackering has destroyed the structure of the images. I am trying to fix the problem as soon as possible.
17.-20.11.2006
Photographing in Romania.
19.-22.10.2006
Taking part to IPRN Conference #2 SHIFTS in Jyväskylä, Finland.
7.-29.9.2006
Exhibition at the Galeria Fotonauta in Barcelona, Spain.
16.8.2006
I just added some new images to the series Political prisoners and guns at home. I think both series are now completed (what comes to photographing).
I also added a two totally new projects into this work in progress section. First one is called Bunkers of Albania (2004-), and it is a work similar to violence/traces related works. The other work is very different, it is called hair-skin-pain (2005-). Within this body of work I continue my investigations on malehood.
27.-31.7.2006
Taking part to the Rhubarb-Rhubarb festival in Birmingham, UK.
19.-26.6.2006
Visiting Spain and checking PHotoEspana festival in Madrid.
28.5.2006
I have just returned from a two weeks long journey to Albania. I was there to finish several ongoing projects, that is the Political prisoners and guns at home -series + some other totally new stuff. I will be adding this material to work in progress -section in near future.
3.4.2006
Last week I added some commercial images and press works to my pages. You find the images by clicking the commercial/press work -link from from the top bar.
17.3.2006
Yesterday my Prison sheets -exhibition opened at gallery Harmonia / Centre for Creative Photography in Jyväskylä, Finland. Images are in exhibition till 9.4.2006.
23.2.2006
I have added some new material to the Work in progress -section. There are five images from the series guns at home, which I have started to photograph in Albania in the autumn 2004. I will be continuing photographing this series in summer 2006 during my next visit to Albania. During that visit I also will be working with the Political prisoners -series.
I have also agreed to have an exhibition in Barcelona in Galeria Fotonauta. The show will take place in September 7th to September 29th. The show consists of ten images from the series Badscapes and On violence.
28.1.2006
This message comes from Tirana, Albania. Tirana seems as amazing as in my previous visit. The exhibition I am attending, the Onufri05, includes many interesting artworks - and artists. Concerning contemporary photography Albania is not necessary the "burning point", but thematically this place offers a lot to think.
22.1.2006
Next week I will be travelling to Albania to go to the Onufri 2005 exhibition "finissage" at the National Gallery of Arts. I will also be continuing photographing my Political prisoners -series. Great to go back there. I may be rehersing with my camera with some "wedding photos" also...
22.1.2006
Last week I saw some very interesting images in Buchmann Galerie in Cologne, Germany. It was an exhibition by Bettina Pousttchi, called Take off. Highly recommended.
28.12.2005
Welcome. From this day on these web pages are public. There may appear some minor things that need justification. I apologise any inconvinience. Do not hesitate to contact me in whatever matter dealing with these pages or their content.
26.12.2005
December 26th opens a photography exhibition/competition called Onufri 2005 in National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, Albania. I have a series called Studies in Albanian identity in that group exhibition. The theme of the whole exhibition is Up&Down or When the other appears on the scene. Concept is based on Umberto Eco's words: "Every human being has notions about meaning of perceiving, recalling, feeling desire, fear, sorrow, relief, pleasure or pain, and of emitting sounds that express these things. Therefore (and we are already in the sphere of rights) there are universal concepts regarding constrictions: we do not want anyone top prevent us from talking, seeing, listening, sleeping, swallowing or excreting, or from going where we wish; we suffer if someone binds or segregate us, beats, wounds, or kill us, or subjects us to physical or psychological torture that diminishes or annuls our capacity to think." Exhibition is curated by Eleni Laperi, an Albanian art historian.
23.12.2005
At the moment some images from my Prison sheets -project are exhibited in Backlight2005, the 7. International Photographic Triennial in Tampere, Finland.
Exhibition called Untouchable Things is open till 15th of January 2006 in Museum center Vapriikki.
23.12.2005
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