Sneak Peek Teaser for David Lynch exhibition released! Video by Virtual Art Gallery.

The Infinite Deep exhibition showcases the surreal photography of David Lynch for the first time in Finland! It is curated by Danish photographer Christian Nørgaard, who has exclusive access to David Lynch’s photo archives. Exhibition will take place at the Helsinki West Terminal T1 (Länsiterminaali T1) in Jätkäsaari from November 4 to February 28, 2023 (Sun-Wed 11.00-18.00, Thu-Sat 11.00-23.00).

Reserve your tickets now!
DAVID LYNCH – INFINITE DEEP – osta viralliset liput | lippu.fi
DAVID LYNCH – INFINITE DEEP 04/11/2022 ─ 28/02/2023, | lippu.fi

Infinity Deep – Infinite Deep 20 / 15 € at the door 19,50 / 13,50 € in advance.
Reduced price for students, pensioners and those doing their national defence service.
The museocard is not accepted.

Payment methods: buy your tickets at https://www.lippu.fi/artist/david-lynch/ or with cash on site.

Known by most as the film director of such award-winning masterpieces as Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks to name a few, 75-year-old David Lynch has long established himself as a musician, artist and photographer. Infinite Deep presents David Lynch as the most important visual artist of our time. The focus lies on his photographic works, showcasing Lynch’s long and important artistic career, allowing the visitor to meet David Lynch’s versatility within the photograph for the very first time. The works are exhibited with a red artistic thread, which takes the spectators on a thought-provoking journey. They challenge, provoke and invite the inquisitive visitor to enter a subtle visual world. 

The exhibition is divided into five parts – Snowmen, Factories, Nude, Distorted Nudes, and Portraits – that provide the framework for a unique opportunity to explore Lynch’s photographic works and to help understand his artistic way of approaching scenarios that have inspired and influenced his films. 

About the Distorted Nudes picture series, David Lynch says: “Distorting these anonymous photographs was a dream come true. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper. Down deep, the fish are more powerful and purer.”

Do not miss the opportunity to see Lynch’s perplexing but alluring photographic art in person this Fall! 

This year, Helsinki Photo Festival celebrates its fifth anniversary with two extraordinary exhibitions: the retrospective show featuring artists from more than fifty countries and the must-see Infinite Deep exhibition by David Lynch! The retrospective exhibition of the festival presents all the themes displayed from 2018 to 2022: Love, Anarchy, Trust, Fearless and Believe

The exhibition will take place in Helsinki’s iconic Länsiterminaali T1 (West Terminal T1), where the vibes are certainly in concord with the atmospheric Infinite Deep. Designed by Gunnar Taucher, the building was completed as a port warehouse in 1941. In 1992, it was decided to convert the building into a passenger terminal serving Tallinn’s shipping traffic and it was opened on May Day 1995. Currently, the building is planned to be demolished and replaced by a new, taller terminal building by 2026. Meanwhile, the Helsinki Photo Festival will take over part of the building and convert it for several months into a cultural hub – a democratic space for celebrating photography and visual culture.

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Education for the youth!

Join a public lecture with Belgium photographer and arts educator Carine Van Gerven in Annantalo Arts Centre on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 from 16:00 – 19:00. The public lecture is focused on the youth (15-25 years) who want to learn more about photography, the practice, and symbols in photography and conceptual projects. The public lecture is organised by Helsinki Photo Festival and part of its educational programme:

Carine will use examples from her own photography and other lectures she has undertaken during the years. Participants will require a mobile or a tablet for the demonstrations.

This workshop is limited to 50 participants due to the size of the workshop space. Register now and reserve your spot: helsinkiphotofestival.typeform.com/to/Lcs9g3y4

Date:    13.09.2022
Time:    16:00 – 19:00. Admission free.
Location: Auditorium, Annantalo Arts Centre, Annankatu 30, 00100 Helsinki

Biography: 
Carine Van Gerven (b.1966) is a Belgian professional photographer. After her studies in art and painting, she became an art teacher in Overpelt in the Flanders region. She has been working as a professional instructor with the youth on art workshops ever since. In 2016, she co-founded the cultural event Lens op de Mens – Fotofestival Pelt and currently is the president and creative leader of the bi-annual festival. 

Besides teaching, Carine has been exhibited in different art centres in Belgium, Serbia and in France such as at Bourbon Lancy and Galerie Paul Janssen. She has published several photography books. She is a member of the National Association for Professional Photographers in Belgium. In her photography, Carine tells today’s stories in a historical outlook with links filled with empathy and symbolism. 

Carine Van Gerven has won numerous awards with FEP (Federation of European Photographers) and a bronze award at PX3 in Paris. Twice, Carine was the winner of the Sienna creative awards and received recognition at the Tokyo International Foto awards (TIFA) and at the London international creative competition (LICC).

The Helsinki Photo Festival (#HelPhoto) is an annual event showcasing Nordic and international photography in the Greater Helsinki Area.
www.helsinkiphotofestival.com

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Helsinki Photo Festival’s educational highlight of the year, the annual Nordic seminar with prominent Nordic curators, visual artists, curators, photography teachers, photo editors and publishers will be organised on September 9, 2022.

Confirmed speakers:

Katrin Elvarsdottir (IS) – Photographer and Co-Director – The Icelandic Photo Festival (TIPF)
Katrin Elvarsdottir is the co-director of The Icelandic Photography Festival, held biannually in January, as well as a lecturer and a curator. She is also an artist working mainly with photography, and has published several books including “Songbirds”, “Double Happiness’’ and “Equivocal”. Elvarsdóttir’s works are included in several collections, and she has had a number of solo and group exhibitions throughout the world, including in Iceland, Finland, USA, South Korea, Austria, and others. Katrin is represented by BERG Contemporary Gallery in Reykjavik. 
www.katrinelvarsdottir.com

Pelle Kronestedt (SE) – Photographer and Senior lecturer, Operation Manager CFF – Stockholm
Pelle Kronestedt (b. 1968) is a Swedish photographer and senior lecturer in photography at University of Gothenburg. Pelle is today operations manager at CFF – Center for Photography in Stockholm. He has exhibited internationally and nationally in around thirty museums and galleries and appeared in many publications. He has also helped other artists with exhibitions and publications.
www.centrumforfotografi.com

Pål Henrik Ekern (NO) – Diversity Curator, Preusmuseum, Norway’s National Museum of Photography
Paal Henrik Ekern holds an MFA in photography from Valand Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Currently, he works as a diversity curator, educator, producer, and project coordinator for Preus museum, Norway’s National Museum of Photography. He creates and produces exhibitions as well as managing the museum’s outreach projects which focuses on collecting and exhibiting contemporary documentation created by the documented communities themselves.
www.preusmuseum.no

Rune Eraker (NO) – Documentary photographer and Editor Norwegian Journal of Photography
Rune Eraker (b.1961) has for more than 30 years worked as an independent documentary photographer. He has had a number of solo-exhibitions in museums internationally. He has published widely in magazines and newspapers, both in Norway and abroad. He has published a number of photo-books. In 2010, he founded the Norwegian Journal of Photography (NJP) together with The Fritt Ord Foundation in Oslo, and has since then led the editorial team of NJP. He was one of four curators at European Photo Exhibition Award (EPEA) 2011-17. He’s a member of the Art Photographers association of Norway, FFF.
www.njp.no/en

Rasmus Stenbakken (DK) – Curator, ARKEN Museum of Modern Art
Rasmus Stenbakken holds a MA in art history. He is curator at ARKEN Museum of Modern Art in Ishøj, Denmak. Previously he worked as a curator at ARoS Aarhus Art Museum and director at Galleri Nicolai Wallner. Among others he has curated shows and projects with artists such as Elmgreen & Dragset, Douglas Gordon and Martin Creed. 
www.arken.dk

Søren Solkær (DK) – Photographer
Søren Solkær (b. 1969) is a Danish photographer. He is best known for his distinctive portraits of musicians and recognised as the man responsible for various iconic images of Björk, The White Stripes, Paul McCartney, David Lynch, Amy Winehouse, and many more. Søren’s photography is characterized by finding a tension point between intimacy and edginess. His portraits are often regarded as cinematic in tone with a distinctive colour palette. He has released six fine art photography books and exhibited all over the world. His work is featured as part of the permanent collection in The Royal Danish Library and The National Portrait Collection in Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark.
www.sorensolkaer.com

Stefan Bremer (FI) – Photographer and Senior lecturer
Stefan Bremer  (b. 1953, Helsinki, Finland) is a photographer, visual artist and senior lecturer. In the 1970s, he studied at Aalto University. Since then, he has taught in Finnish art schools as well as at the Stockholm School of Photography and the Gothenburg University. He has led intensive photography workshops in Europe, Africa and Asia. He has been shown around the world in numerous solo and group exhibitions, and his photographs are part of many public and private collections. At the heart of his artistic production, Stefan Bremer works with people. He has studied the difficulties of being human. Bremer was awarded the Finnish State Prize for Photography in 1988, the title of Artist Professor in 1999 and the Culture Prize of the City of Helsinki in 2011.
www.100finnishphotographers.fi/stefan-bremer

Konsta Punkka (FI) – Nature Photographer, Nikon Ambassador
Konsta Punkka (b. 1994) is a commercial nature photographer (worldwide published wildlife), speaker and Nikon Ambassador. During the past ten years, he has shot, directed and been featured in dozens of commercial projects varying from car industries, photography and outdoor brands to tourism boards. His work has been featured in dozens of outlets including National Geographic, Instagram and BBC.
www.konstapunkka.com

Language: English

Program
The event starts with registration at 9.30, seminar program 10-16, incl. lunch and breaks for coffee. Schedule (tbc).

Registration and fees
The registration for on-site attendance ends on Thursday at 11:30am, 8th of September, 2022.

www.tinyurl.com/2uf4kwuz

Price: 15 euros

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