Contact:
jarisilomaki@gmal.com
+358(0)405059532
Studio address:
Ajurintie 14
03100 Nummela, FI
Jari Silomäki graduated from the Turku Arts Academy with a BA in Photography in 2001 and from the University of Art and Design Helsinki with an MA in 2007.
His photographic practice is situated within the field of narrative documentary, while simultaneously employing critical strategies associated with the post-documentary framework. These include the reinterpretation of situations, the highlighting of photography’s contextual dimension, and the emphasis on subjectivity. A central and recurring theme throughout his work is the relationship between individuals and the broader historical narratives they both inhabit and construct. The societal sphere consistently provides the point of departure for his imagery.
Since 1997, Silomäki has participated in numerous exhibitions, among the most significant being: MoMa PS1, New York; MCA, Sydney; D Museum, Seoul; and the large-scale solo exhibition Atlas of Emotions at the Finnish Museum of Photography.
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Born in 1975 Parkano, Finland. Lives and works in Helsinki
Education
2001 – 2007
University of Art and Design Department of Photography, Helsinki, FI
1997 – 2001
Turku Art Academy, Department of Photography, Turku, FI
1996 – 1997
The School of Photography, Muurla, FI
Selected solo exhibitions
2025
FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, Bloomington, US
2024
Gallery Halmetoja, Helsinki, FI
2020
Finnish Museum of Photography (the whole main exhibition space), FI
2019
Zanis Lipke Memorial Museum, Riga, LV
2017
Local Library Window gallery, St. Petersburg, RU
Rehearsals for Adulthood, Finnish Museum of photography, Helsinki, FI
2016
Galleria Galleria (popup), Senäjoki, FI
2014
Northern Photographic Centre, Oulu, FI
2013
Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki, FI
2012
Small Project place, Tromso, NO
2011
Gallery Korjaamo, Helsinki, FI
Quai N1, Vevey, CH
2009
Galleria Galica, Milan, IT
2007
Galleria Galica, Milan, IT
Mai Manó House of Photography, Budapest, HU
Northern Photographic Centre, Oulu, FI
Dorottya Gallery, Budapest, HU
2006
Lighthouse Poole, UK
Gallery Anhava, Helsinki, FI
2005
Winchester Gallery, Winchester, UK
Finland Institute Gallery, Stockholm, SE
2004
Gallery Esa Jaske, Sydney, AU
The Art Museum of Wäinö Aaltonen / Studio, Turku, FI
2002
Espace Huit Novembre, Paris, FR
2001
Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki, FI
2000 – 1998
Poriginal Gallery, Pori, FI
Northern Photographic Centre, Oulu,
Gallery Nykyaika, Tampere, FI
Photography Gallery Peri, Turku, FI
Selected group exhibitions
2025
At the Summer Cabin VB–Photography Centry, Kuopio, FI
2024
Untamed 90s. Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, FI
2021
Gallery Rankka, Helsinki, FI
New Perspectives Through Photography, Kunsthalle, Helsinki, FI
2020
The Nature of Being, Persons Project, Berlin, GR
2019
Figures de l’animal, Abbaye Saint-André, centre d’art de Meymac, FR
2018
Weather, D-Museum, Soul, KR
Photo London, Somerset House, UK
2017
KaunasPhoto, Kaunas, LT
Voices From Europe, Parallel Intersection Lisboa, PT
2016
Wild Strawberries, Wäinö Aaltonen Art Museum, Turku, FI
60th-anniversary exhibition of the State Art CommissionMuseum of Visavuori, Valkeakoski, FI
Demonstrating Minds, Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary art, Helsinki, FI
2015
Photo London, Somerset House, UK
Capturer l’Ephémère, Galerie Vanessa Quang, Paris, FR
The 10th Baltic Contemporary Art Biennial, National Museum in Szczecin, PL
2014
My Weather Diary, Local Window gallery, Manifesta 10, Parallel Program, St. Petersburg, RU
2013
Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary art, Helsinki, FI
2012
Wäinö Aaltonen Art Museum, Turku, FI
Artic Hysteria, ST. Petersburg, RU
2011
Wäinö Aaltonen Art Museum, Turku, FI
2010
No Fear Beyond This Point, Gelleria Galica, Milan, IT
Al di là delle app arenze opache, Settimana Europea della Fotografia 2010 – curated by Gigliola Foschi, IT
Arrivals and Departures, Fondo Mole Vanvitelliana, Ancona – curated by Andrea Bruciati, IT
Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary art, Helsinki, FI
Artic Hysteria , DA2, Salamanca, ES
Gallery Vanessa Quang, Paris, FR
Artic Hysteria, Kuntsi, Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa, FI
2009
Five Variations on Transcending the Finiteness of Human Vision, Riga, LV
Fly me to the Moon, Moen 44, Askeby, DK
T.ERROR, Hungarian Cultural Center, New York, US
Artic Hysteria, Kunsthalle, Helsinki, FI
Politische Ikonografie, Galerie Jette Rudolf, Berlin, DE
Aletheia, Helsinki Photography Festival, Helsinki City Art Museum, FI
Arctic Hysteria, Museum of Contemporary Art – Ludwig Museum, Budapest, HU
2008
Arctic Hysteria, P.S.1, New York, US
Nordic Moods, Arken, Museum of Modern Art, Skoven, DK
Up Close and Personal, Tallinn, EE
Garden of Delights, Yeosu Art Festival, Yeosu, HL
T.error, Kunsthalle Budapest, HU
Manipulations, Mois de la Photo, Gallery La Ferronnerie, Paris, FI
Five Variations on Transcending the Finiteness of Human Vision, Artget, Belgrade, RS
Helsinki Biennale, Design Museum, Helsinki, FI
Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, FI
HoviArt, Mikkeli, FI
Phenomena, Pori Art Museum, Pori, FI
Ma liberaci dal male, Galleria San Fedele, Milan, IT
Questions of Conflict, European Museum of Peace, AT
Rose Boreal, Ecole des Beaux – Arts de Paris, Paris, FR
2007
The Triennial of Finnish Art, Kunsthalle Helsinki, FI
7th Biennale de la Photographie Africaine, Bamako, ML
The Nature of Evil, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, FI
Hope is a Good Thing, Atelier Frankfurt, DE
2006
Neue Galerie Studio, Graz, AT
47th October Salon, Belgrade, RS
Metaphysics of Youth, Art enova – Fuoriuso, Pescara, IT
Check – in Europe, European Patent Office, Munich, DE
2005
Malmö Museer / Foto grafins rum, Malmö, SE
Helsinki Photography Festival, Kunsthalle Helsinki, FI
Emotion Pictures, Muhka, Antwerpen, BE
Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary art, Helsinki, FI
Kulturhuset, Stockholm, SE
2004
Finnish Tango / White Box, New York, US
Lumo 6. Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä, FI
Biennale of Sydney 2004, MCA, Sydney, AU
Pres que des paysages, Gallerie La Ferronnerie, Paris, FR
Vague 2 Hommages et dimgression, Musee Malraux, Le Havre, FR
Tough Sisters and Single Men, Art Moscow, RU
Voids, Pads and Places, Kunsthalle Lophem, Brugge, BE
Fotofinlandia 2004 Finalists, Cable Factory, Helsinki, FI
Vasta Maalattu, Le Triage, Paris, FR
Fantastic Realism, Tallinn, EE
Facing East, Arts Institute at Bournemouth, UK
3rd Ars Baltica Triennal, Stadtgallerie Kiel, DE
Mecklenburgisches Kunstlerhaus Schloss Plushow, DE
Kunsthalle Bergen / Bergens Kunstforening, Bergen, NO
2003 – 2001
Tallin Art Hall, Tallin, EE
Quand la photo fait son cinema, Marseille, FR
Galerie Nathalie Pariente Paris, FR
Extra Strong Super Light, National Museum in Szczecin, PL
Tomorrow’s News, Gall ery 101, Ottawa, CA
Symptomania, Kunsthalle Lophem vzw, Loppem, BE
Off Scene, Amos Andersson Art Museum, Helsinki, FI
Fotofinlandi a finalists, Cable factory, FI
Film festivals Selected
2022 Revolution Film Festival, Berlin, GR
2022 LA Undergraud Film Forum, Los Angeles, US
2021 “GRACE! International Film Festival 2021, Berlin-Moscow
Selected Grand and Awards
2024 Arts Council of Finland
2020 The Finnish Cultural Foundation
2017 STATE Prize for Photographic Art
2017 Kone Foundation
2016 Arts Council of Finland
2015 WILLIAM THURING Prize
2015 Greta and William Lehtinen Foundation
2009 Arts Council of Finland
2009 Alfred Kordelin Foundation,
2004 FOTOFINLANDIA Prize
Works in collections
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku, FI
Helsinki City Art Museum, FI
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, FI
The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, FI
Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, FI
Turku Art Museum, Turku, FI
Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa, FI
Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi, FI
Pori Art Museum, Pori, FI
Saastamoinen Foundation, Espoo Museum of Modern Art, FI
National Museum in Szczecin, PL
Neue Galerie Graz, AT
National Museum in Szczecin, PL
Private collections in Australia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Russia, Sweden, UK and USA