Northern Encounters
22.09.2017 - 12.11.2017
As The Northern Photographic Centre celebrates its 30th anniversary it brings back the regional photographic art exhibition of Northern Finland after a twenty-year pause.
The regional exhibition is called Northern Encounters and it is shown in the galleries of Cultural Centre Valve during 23.9.-12.11.2017.
The opening ceremonies are held on Friday 22.9. at 5pm. The opening is free and open for anyone to attend.
The exhibition is curated by Gunilla Muhr (Konstfack Stockholm), Alla Räisänen (The Northern Photographic Centre) and Julia Heikkinen (The Northern Photographic Centre). There are works from the following artists and series of works:
Jaakko Heikkilä: Po More
Aki Roukala: Hailuoto
Joel Karppanen: Suomalainen pastoraali
Janne Körkkö: Maan päällä paikka yksi on
Karoliina Paatos: Cowboy Girls
Raimo Ahonen: Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
Timo Remes: Kauppurienkatu, Oulu
Kari Parkkinen: Tori 1976
Maria Mäki: Arctic Harvest
Aki-Pekka Sinikoski: Last Machos
Erkki Vornanen: Polkupyörä pohjoisessa
Jaani Föhr: Oulun kadut
Tom Serratti: How North is North?
Marko Hämäläinen: Ääri
Jari Arffman: Bart Talvivaara
Christelle Mas: Arctic
Wouter le Duc: Landslide on my Mind
Tuomo Kangasmaa: Forest Shell
Astrid ja Aki-Pekka Sinikoski: Ghosts Watching Over Me
Tarmo Auvinen, Jyrki Kallio-Koski & Markku Välitalo: Hetkiä Koillismaalta
Read the exhibition statement from Gunilla Muhr here.
The exhibition is a part of Suomi Finland 100 years anniversary program.
Aki-Pekka Sinikoski: from the series Last Machos
