TOIVO HEINIMÄKI
The exhibition, "Map of Fog", will open at Photo North Gallery in Oulu, Finland on 15 June 2024, it is his largest solo exhibition to date. Photo North is the leading photography gallery in Northern Finland. The NAN/BKN residency is focusen on printing the works for the exhibition.
Heinimäki use both analogue and digital methods. The main materials used are gelatin silver prints, c-type prints and nkjet prints on copy paper. I work in a collage-like manner, constantly photographing new material and using both my own existing image archive and freely available found archives. He processes images in various ways – making prints in traditional and experimental techniques, scanning, re-printing etc.” TH
” I’m a visual artist specializing in photography & small publishing. My work is inspired by people’s relationship with both other people and the environment. I recycle images, themes and emotional states from one project to another and back again. I’m the founder Utu Press small publishing house that specializing in experimental photography. I’m a member of the Union of Photographic Artists in Finland. I have had 6 solo exhibitions in Finland and I have participated in several group exhibitions abroad.” TH
- - -
Björkö Darkroom @ BKN on NAN website >>>
Darkroom Exchange NAN @ BKN. The residency program runs for a two-year period from the spring 2023 until the end of 2024. It is coordinated by CYAN Studio in Oslo, Norway and Finnish Darkroom Association in Helsinki, Finland. Two Open Calls are part of NAN darkroom exchange, first in 2022 and the second in 2023, a total of 20 artists will be selected. The artists will travel for a three-week period to work in a darkroom in another Nordic country.
