In connection with the Helsinki Darkroom Festival, the Finnish Darkroom Association and the Association of Photographic Artists are organizing an exhibition of analog photography made by Finnish or Finland-based artists. The exhibition will be held at Hippolyte Korjaamo in March – May 2022.
Have you experimented with analog photography decades ago? Or are you doing something interesting using analog methods right now? Whether you are experienced or young, we encourage you to apply! We are hoping to see technical experiments, new ways of doing things, vintage material from the archives, and a wide range of analog photography in general.
We hope that the exhibition will feature works that have been carried out mainly by analog methods, but digital intermediate stages are not excluded. The purpose of the exhibition is to present the wide and diverse field of analog photography in Finland.
EXHIBITION SPACE
Hippolyte Korjaamo is located in Kulttuurikeskus Korjaamo at Töölönkatu 51 a-b, 00250 Helsinki. The exhibition space is a gallery corridor with two opposite walls for hanging. The exhibition space is best suited for two-dimensional works of art. The space is not supervised.
APPLICATION SCHEDULE
The application period ends on Monday 10.1.2022 at 23:59. Selections will be made by the end of January.
You may propose 1–3 works for the exhibition, of which a maximum of one could be selected. The selections will be based on the artistic quality of the works, technical abundance of the exhibition, and the keywords material and process.
The selection of works is done collaboratively by Katri Naukkarinen from the Finnish Darkroom Association and Juuso Noronkoski from the Association of Photographic Artists.
PREPARING THE APPLICATION
Please send your application to info@pimiotaiteilijat.fi according to the following instructions:
Email Subject: MÖRK x VTL x Lastname Firstname
Email Attachment: Attach only one PDF where each suggested work has its own page. Each page should contain the information specified below. Please do not write any other information about your works in the PDF or in the body of the email.
Each page should contain this information, preferably in this order:
- Photo of the work
- Author’s name
- The name of the work
- Year
- From series X (if part of a series)
- Size (height x width) + framed size (if different)
- The technique of the work in a nutshell
- Edition of the work
- Price (incl. VAT, also indicate the VAT rate 0/10/24%)
- We are very interested to hear about your methods! Please tell us about the methods you have used in this work.
HANGING AND DISMANTLING
The selected work is to be delivered to Hippolyte Korjaamo on Tuesday 15.3. between 11–18. It is not possible to mail the work. The organizers of the exhibition are responsible for hanging the works. It is not possible to store the protective materials in the space.
The artists themselves are responsible for dismantling their works from the exhibition, packaging them and transporting them. This is to take place on Monday 16.5. during hours that will be announced later.
The artist is responsible for the production of the works, transport, voluntary exhibition insurance, their own travel expenses and any other costs related to the installation. There is no exhibition fee or application fee.
The Association of Photographic Artists charges a commission of 25% of the VAT-free sales price for the sale of works.
ORGANIZERS
The Finnish Darkroom Association is a non-profit association founded in 2016 with the purpose of ensuring the preservation of analog photography.
The Association of Photographic Artists is a national interest group that works to promote the social status and appreciation of Finnish photographic art and artists in Finland.
