S a a n a Wa ng
Pe r t t i Ke k a ra i nen
There are many special moments one encounters in the course of life. Istanbul, New Years Eve 2013 was one of those, for me. It was a place of wonder and myth, misconception and history. In other words a kaleidoscope of cultures and scents, radiating with a vitality I hadn’t expected. This exhibition of works from the Helsinki School was chosen to introduce a sensibility that grows out of the Nordic traditions. It raises questions of how these artists interpret their relationship with nature, as with Sandra Kantanen, and the measurement of time through self reflection, with the installation of Anni Leppälä. Saana Wang captures the sensibility of a culture in transition with her Chinese portraits of people on the verge of domestic displacement. On the other hand, Joakim Eskildsen photographs expose the realities of America below the poverty line, from a series that was first published for Time magazine in 2012.
Pertti Kekarainen’s photographs are constructed from the word “Tila” which in Finnish has nine different meanings. How he combines these different spaces into one visual image is a good example of how to use the photographic process as a conceptual tool. Joined together these five artists represent both old and new voices from the Helsinki School in a mutual dialogue for the first exhibition ever in Turkey. The Helsinki School grew out of an educational model that was initiated in the mid 1990’s in the Photographic Department of Aalto University, School of Art, Design and Architecture in Helsinki, Finland. It has become one of the most recognizable programs of its kind worldwide with over 70 international publications through five generations of artists. More importantly it has been an educational leader in how we perceive, interpret and use the photographic process as the new language of this 21st century.
Timothy Persons
Anni Lepp채l채
Girl with Blue Ribbon II 38.5 x 55 cm, Pigment print, Edition of 7 (+2 AP)
Anni Lepp채l채
Ajopuu | Driftwood 21 x 31.7 cm, Pigment print, Edition of 7 (+2 AP)
Small Forest 38,5 x 57,5 cm, Pigment print, Edition of 7 (+2 AP)
Anni Lepp채l채
Hands (thread) 13,5 x 20,4cm, Pigment print, Edition of 7 (+2 AP)
American Realities Series: Car Graveyard Pigment print on archival paper, 89 x 107 cm, Edition of 7 (+2 AP)
Joakim Eskildsen
American Realities Series: Migrant farm workers in Firebaugh, California Pigment print on archival paper, 45 x 53 cm, Edition of 21
Joakim Eskildsen
American Realities Series: Spirit Grass, South Dakota Pigment print on archival paper, 89 x 107 cm, Edition of 7 (+2 AP)
Joakim Eskildsen
American Realities Series: Elizabeth and Aleena Arnsen Pigment print on archival paper, 45 x 53 cm, Edition of 21
Pertti Kekarainen
TILA 3, 2012, 150 x 178 cm, Pigment ink print, proofsec, diasec, Edition of 5
TILA (spatial changes #5), 56 x 38 cm, 2014, Pigment ink print on aluminium, Edition of 10
Pertti Kekarainen
TILA (spatial changes #2), 53.5 x 40 cm, 2014, Pigment ink print on aluminium, Edition of 10
Saana Wang
Hujialou#67, 86 x 102 cm, 2009, Pigment print, Edition of 5 (+2 AP)
Hujialou#4, 86 x 102 cm, 2008, Pigment print, Edition of 5 (+2 AP)
Saana Wang
Saana Wang
Hujialou#80, 86 x 102 cm, 2009, Pigment print, Edition of 5 (+2 AP)
Untitled: Yellow Leaves, 128 x 108 cm, Pigment print on paper, Edition of 5 (+2 AP)
Untitled (Night at Belomor Canal), 82 x 70 cm, Pigment print on paper, Edition of 5 (+2 AP)
Sandra Kantanen
Untitled (Lake 3), 149,6 x 120,6 cm, 2008, Pigment print on paper, Edition of 5 (+2 AP)
Untitled (Lake 10), 82 x 70 cm, 2012, Pigment print on paper, Edition of 5 (+2 AP)
Sandra Kantanen
Timothy Persons Born 19.8.1954 in Narvik, Norway. Lives and works in Berlin and Helsinki. Timothy Persons is the curator of Gallery Taik Persons and Adjunct Professor at the Aalto University School of Art and Design in Helsinki, Finland. Moreover Persons is the principle architect and leader of the Helsinki School. Furthermore, he is a senior curator for Kulturhuset in Stockholm and has been Senior Curatorial Advisor to the Danish National Museum of Photography in Copenhagen as well as KIASMA Museum of Modern Art in Helsinki.
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Bu katalog, 29 Mayıs — 6 Eylül 2014 tarihleri arasında x-ist tarafından düzenlenen “Collected North : Helsinki School of Photography of Istanbul” adlı sergi nedeniyle 1000 adet basılmıştır. This catalogue, of which 1000 were printed, has been prepared by x-ist on the occasion of the exhibition “Helsinki School of Photography in Istanbul”, shown between May 29 th — September 6th, 2014.
S a nd ra Kant a ne n
Jo a kim E s kilds en
An n i L epp채l채