Harri Pälviranta
Born 27.7.1971 in Tampere, Finland, lives and works in Helsinki, Finland
harri (at) harripalviranta.com
education
2006− researcher / doctoral scholar, School of Art and Design, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland.
2005 MA in Media studies, University of Turku Finland
2000 BA in Photography, Turku Arts Academy, Finland
selected exhibitions
2010
- Gallery Maaret Finnberg, Turku, Finland, exhibition together with Sofia Saari.
- Thessaloniki Center for Photography, Thessaloniki, Greece. Group show "TOPOS".
- Gallery Augusta, Helsinki, Finland. Group show "Out of office / Kenttätöitä".
- Kotka Photography Center, Kotka, Finland. Group show curated by Hannu Vanhanen.
- Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland. Group show curated by Anna-Kaisa Rastenberger.
- Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki, Finland. Solo show.
- Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland. Group show with Icelandic and Finnish artists. Curated by Katrin Elvarsdottir and Spessi Hallbjornsson
- Belfast Exposed, Belfast, Northern Ireland, exhibition together with CJ Clarke. Curated by Karen Downey.
- ArtParis + Guests, Grand Palais, Paris, France. FINLAND: "The Stressed Beauty". Represented by Photographic Gallery Hippolyte. Curated by Leevi Haapala.
- LeadAwards exhibition, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany.
- Media Museum Rupriikki, Tampere, Finland. Group show curated by Hannu Vanhanen.
2009
- Museo de Huelva, Huelva, Spain. Group show "Lingua Franca I Agresión-Conflicto-Accidente", curated by Ivan de la Torre Amerighi.
- Museo Archeologico di Atri, Italy. "A Pelle", group show curated by Giovanna Calvenzi, Mario Peliti and Laura Serani.
- Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia. Group show "Variations on Transcending the Finiteness of Human Vision" curated by Marita Muukkonen.
- 9ème Rencontres Photographiques de Montpellier / Les Boutographies, Montpellier, France. Screening within a group show.
- Contemporary Art Museum Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland. (un)naturally, group show curated by Marja-Terttu Kivirinta and Leena-Maija Rossi.
- Emil Filla Gallery, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. REBUS SIC STANTIBUS, group show curated by Silja Lehtonen and Michal Kolecek.
- Northern Center of Photography, Oulu, Finland. Solo show.
- Museum Baluarte de la Candelaria, Cadiz, Spain. Nine Voices Nine Places - Finland, group show curated by Silvio Salgado.
2008
- Singapore International Photography Festival, Old School, Singapore. Group show.
- Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania. On a FinnIce - Moments of Everyday, together with Spessi (Iceland), curated by Kimmo Lehtonen.
- Mäntän kuvataideviikot / Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland. Group show curated by Veli Granö.
- PHotoEspana 2008, Complejo el Aguila, Madrid, Spain. Solo show.
- Institute Camões, Lisbon, Portugal. Nine Voices Nine Places − Finland, group show curated by Silvio Salgado.
- Ars Nova, Turku, Finland. REBUS SIC STANTIBUS, group show curated by Silja Lehtonen and Michal Kolecek.
- Center for Creative Photography, Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä, Finland. Solo show.
- Kerava Art Museum, Kerava, Finland. Hi Man! Group show curated by Pirkko Siitari.
- Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland. Group show curated by Hannu Vanhanen.
- Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku, Finland. Group show.
- Centro de Fotografia, Santa Cruz de Teneriffe, Spain. Solo show.
- Galleri Image, Århus, Denmark. Solo show.
- Gallery Formato Comodo, Madrid, Spain. Solo show.
- The Courtyard, Herefordshire’s Centre for the Arts, Hereford, UK. Solo show.
- The Northern Center of Photography, Oulu, Finland. The Sign of Fear, group show curated by Jari Silomäki.
2007
- gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki, Finland. Solo show.
- Photography Center of South-East Finland, Lappeenranta, Finland. Solo show.
- gallery Kakelhallen, Mariehamn, Åland. MaleStuff, group show curated by gallery Signe Vad and Harri Pälviranta
- M.K.Ciurlionis National Museum Picture Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania. Kaunas Photo 07 decisive exhibition, group show.
- Photography Center Peri, Turku, Finland. MaleStuff, group show curated by gallery Signe Vad and Harri Pälviranta
- photographic gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki Finland. Group show curated by Jari Silomäki.
- PhotoEspana 2007 Descubrimientos finalists exhibition, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Madrid, Spain. Group show.
- Gallery Ibis, Vaasa, Finland. Solo show.
- gallery Signe Vad, Copenhagen, Denmark. MaleStuff, group show curated by gallery Signe Vad and Harri Pälviranta
2006
- Fotonauta Gallery of Photography, Barcelona, Spain. Solo show.
- National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, Albania. Onufri 2005, group show curated by Eleni Laperi.
- Center for Creative Photography/Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä, Finland. Solo show.
2005
- Northern Center of Photography, Oulu, Finland. Solo show.
- Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Studio, Turku, Finland. Solo show.
- Museum Center Vapriikki, Backlight2005, the 7. International Photographic Triennial in Tampere, Finland. Group show Untouchable Things.
2004
- Victor Barsokevitsch Photographic Centre, Kuopio, Finland. LIFE, group show curated by Anna Vilkuna.
- Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland. In blue light, group show.
- Cultural center Lindart, Tirana, Albania. Solo show.
before 2003
- Photography Center PERI, Turku, Finland. Boys, group show. 2002.
- Northern Center of Photography, Oulu, Finland. Solo show. 2001.
- Gallery Just, Turku, Finland. Solo show. 2001.
- Mikkeli Photography Center, Mikkeli, Finland. Virne, Humour in Finnish Photography. Group show curated by Olli Jaatinen. 2001.
- Photography Center Peri, Turku, Finland. Solo show. 2000.
- Manilla, Turku, Finland. Café Ananas. Group show. 1999.
- Les Rencontres Internationales de la Photo, Arles, France. TECE exhibition, group show. 1999.
- Gallery Stabs, Korppoo, Finland. Solo show. 1999.
- Gallery Just, Turku, Finland. Solo show. 1998.
- Happy Freedom, Tampere, Finland. Group show. 1993.
residencies
2007−2009 Belfast Exposed, Northern Ireland
2007 Sirius Art Center, Cork, Ireland
2004 Cultural center Lindart, West Balkan AiR -residenssi (NIFCA), Tirana, Albania
curatorial work
2009 Sotiri 2009, Touch of Violence, Albania. Exhibition in Korca (23.5.−) and National Gallery/Tirana.
2007 Digitally Yours, Ars Nova, Turku Finland (together with Andy Best ja Maija Koskinen, 31.3.-13.5.2007)
2007 MaleStuff, gallery Signe Vad, Copenhagen Denmark (1.3.-31.3.2007); Peri Center for Photography, Turku Finland (31.8.-30.9.2007); gallery Kakelhallen, Maarianhamn Åland (10.11.2007-6.1.2008)
2004 Concerning the Commonplace, Turku Art Museum, Finland (1.10.-12.12.2004)
grants and prices
2009 The Alfred Kordelin Foundation
2009 The Arts Council of Finland, Board for Public Display Grants to Visual Artists
2009 The Finnish Cultural Foundation
2008 FRAME
2007 PhotoEspana 2007 Descubrimientos Award
2007 Patricia Seppälä Foundation
2007 The Arts Council of Varsinais-Suomi
2007 FRAME
2006 Finnish Cultural Foundation / The Regional Fund of Varsinais-Suomi
2006 Arts Council of Finland, Board for Public Display Grants to Visual Artists
2006 National Council of Photographic art
2005 Foundation of Press Photographers Finland
2004 Patricia Seppälä Foundation
2004 The Arts Council of Varsinais-Suomi (group grant)
2004 National Council of Photographic art (group grant)
2004 TOP-foundation (group grant)
2004 Finnish Cultural Foundation / The Regional Fund of Varsinais-Suomi (group grant)
2003 National Council of Photographic art
2001 National Council of Photographic art
2001 Turku City
1998 Finnfoto
1997 Finnish Cultural Foundation (group grant)
1997 Arts Council of Finland (group grant)
works in collections
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art / Turku City art collection
Centro de Fotografia Isla de Tenerife, Museos de Tenerife, Spain
Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki
Turun Sanomat, Finland
The Northern Centre for Photography, Finland
Private collections
other activities
2009 LNC conference presenter in Oslo, Norway 6.-8.3.2009
2008 Berliner Liste art fair with Gallery Uusitalo, Finland
2007 PHotoEspana 2007 Descubrimientos
2006 Rhubarb-Rhubarb Festival, Birmingham, UK
2005 A Dying Breed? - photography magazines in the 21st century, Helsinki Photography Festival, seminar panelist
2005 Asia-Europe Forum for young photographers 2005, Paris, France
2004 Teacher in Workshop ‘Identities − A piece of world in my city’, Cultural center Lindart, Tirana, Albania
2001− Lectures and teaching on photography in Art School of Pori, Turku Arts Academy, Swedish Polytechnic (Finland), University of Tampere,
University of Art and Design Helsinki
2000− Photography critic, daily newspaper Turun Sanomat
1999 Our Cultural Progenitors, EU-coordinated international workshop in Pylos, Greece
1997− Freelance-photographer, work for several main newspapers and magazines in Finland
pictures and articles in selected publications
- Foto Kvartals (Latvia), No. 5(19) October/ 2009
- Rolling Stone Italia, n. 71, September 2009
- DUMMY magazine (Germany), Summer 2009: Menner
- VIEW − photography magazine (Belgium). No 14, 2009
- PLAZM magazine Online
- Publico (Portugal), 25.9.2008
- PHOTONEWS (Germany), October 2008
- Creative Review, August 2008
- OBSCENA, junho/julho 2008
- The art of humanity, Mänttä XIII art festival catalogue 2008.
- PHotoEspana 2008 Festival guide. Madrid: La Fabrica 2008.
- Battered − Harri Pälviranta. Exhibition catalogue. Århus: Galleri Image 2008.
- Rebus sic stantibus. Exhibition catalogue, Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova ja Emil Filla Gallery 2008.
- ZEIT magazin Nr. 41, October 2007: Leben
- MOTIV magazine #11, June 2007: Home
- Catalogue for Backlight05, 7th International Photographic Triennial in Tampere, Finland. Tampere: Photographic Center Nykyaika (2005).
- Catalogue for ELÄMÄ-exhibition, Victor Barsokevitsch −center, Finland (2004).
- Catalogue Virne − Humour in finnis photography; Jaatinen, Olli (edit.). Helsinki: Musta Taide and Finnish Museum of Photography (2002).
- Catalogue PYLOS − On the Tracks of Our Cultural Progenitors. Feldkirch: Brunner/Fritsch Pädagogische Akademie (1999).
Radio interviews and other appearances in Radio YLE (Finnish National Broadcasting company), daily newspapers Helsingin Sanomat, Ilta-Sanomat, Turun Sanomat and Keskisuomalainen and several other Finnish newspapers and magazines. Also number of articles and interviews in Albanian media and in Spanish and Danish newspapers and radios. Critiques in several newspapers and magazines 1998−.
memberships
PAND − Artists for peace / Performers and Artists for Nuclear Disarmament
Photography Center PERI
The Union of Artist Photographers Finland, board member 2009-
The Union of Journalists in Finland
updated 11.1.2010