Pertti Kekarainen

♂ *1965-2021 / Finland

Works

Solo exhibitions

Spatial Changes

Galerie Anhava, Helsinki (FI)
10 Jan 2019 – 3 Feb 2019
TILA/Spatial Changes

Persons Projects, Berlin (DE)
15 Mar 2014 – 26 Apr 2014
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Galerie Anhava, Helsinki (FI)
12 Apr 2012 – 6 May 2012
TILA - new works

Photology s.r.l., Milano (IT)
24 May 2011 – 29 Jul 2011
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Museum Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin (DE)
28 Aug 2009 – 1 Nov 2009
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Stadtgalerie Kiel, Kiel (DE)
4 Apr 2009 – 1 Jun 2009
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Galerie Robert Drees, Hannover (DE)
10 Oct 2008 – 15 Nov 2008
Tila

One Piece Contemporary Art, Roma (IT)
2 Oct 2008 – 15 Nov 2008
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Galerie Anhava, Helsinki (FI)
3 Apr 2008 – 27 Apr 2008
Abstract now

Galerie Robert Drees, Hannover (DE)
23 Jun 2007 – 17 Aug 2007
Tila

Photology s.r.l., Milano (IT)
15 Nov 2006 – 27 Jan 2007
Tila

BildMuseet, Umeå (SE)
5 Feb 2006 – 1 May 2006
Photographs from the series TILA

Galerie Anhava, Helsinki (FI)
6 Oct 2005 – 30 Oct 2005
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Centrum Kultury Zamek, Poznan (PL)
8 Sep 2005 – 2 Oct 2005
Density

Five photographs from the series Density, 1995-2001

Kiasma Museum, Helsinki (FI)
1 Oct 2004 – 2 Jan 2005

Group

Untamed 90s – Finnish Photographic Art in the 1990s

Museum of Photography, Helsinki (FI)
20 Sep 2024 – 12 Jan 2025

with Lauri Anttila, Petri Anttonen, Elina Brotherus, Petteri Bülow, Henrik Duncker, Juha Allan Ekholm, Veli Granoe, Raoul Grünstein, Ilkka Halso, Marja Helander, Tuovi Hippeläinen, Juha-Pekka Inkinen …
New Perspectives Through Photography

25 years of the Helsinki School

Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki (FI)
11 Sep 2021 – 30 Oct 2021

with Elina Brotherus, Tiina Itkonen, Ulla Jokisalo, Jaakko Kahilaniemi, Aino Kannisto, Sanna Kannisto, Sandra Kantanen, Eeva Karhu, Timo Kelaranta, Ville Kumpulainen, Hilla Kurki, Milja Laurila …
A Kiss Given by Time to Light

Persons Projects / Helsinki School, Berlin (DE)
23 May 2020 – 25 Jun 2020

with Timo Kelaranta, Kira Leskinen, Niko Luoma, Niina Vatanen
A Kiss Given by Tim to Light

Persons Projects, Berlin (DE)
23 May 2020 – 25 Jun 2020

with Timo Kelaranta, Kira Leskinen, Niko Luoma, Niina Vatanen
Lichtblicke

Zeitgenössische finnische Fotografie

KunstHaus Potsdam e.V., Potsdam (DE)
3 Sep 2017 – 22 Oct 2017

with Markus Henttonen, Ola Kolehmainen, Anni Leppaelae, Nelli Palomaeki
From Heino With Love

HAM Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki (FI)
8 Apr 2016 – 28 Aug 2016

with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Axel Antas, Elina Brotherus, Ilkka Halso, Aino Kannisto, Jarmo Mäkilä
RED

EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo (FI)
1 May 2013 – 27 Oct 2013

with Tiina Itkonen, Anni Leppaelae, Niko Luoma, Kukka Paavilainen, Jyrki Parantainen, Santeri Tuori
raum:prinzip:raum

Galerie Robert Drees, Hannover (DE)
26 Mar 2011 – 21 May 2011
Highlighted

Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam (NL)
4 Sep 2010 – 31 Oct 2010

with Miklos Gaal, Ilkka Halso, Ari Kakkinen, Aino Kannisto, Sandra Kantanen, Ola Kolehmainen, Anni Leppaelae, Pekka Luukkola, Susanna Majuri, Arno Rafael Minkkinen, Riitta Paeivaelaeinen, Mikko Sinervo …
3rd Daegu Photo Biennale -tru(E)motion

Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu (KR)
30 Sep 2010 – 24 Oct 2010

with Joonas Ahlava, Chan-Hyo Bae, Peter Bialobrzeski, Oliver Boberg, Robert Capa, Sung Eun Chang, Gerardo Custance, Joakim Eskildsen, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), Ori Gersht, Denise Gruenstein, Ilkka Halso …
Helsinki10

Stavanger Kunstmuseum, Stavanger (NO)
20 Apr 2010 – 27 Jul 2010

with Elina Brotherus, Ilkka Halso, Tiina Itkonen, Aino Kannisto, Hannu Karjalainen, Kalle Kataila, Ola Kolehmainen, Anni Leppaelae, Susanna Majuri
Surface Tension: Contemporary Photographs from the Collection

Metropolitan Museum 5th Ave, New York (US)
15 Sep 2009 – 16 May 2010

with Anna Atkins, Marco Breuer, Andrew Bush, Miles Coolidge, Tim Davis, Robert Demachy, Walker Evans, Roger Fenton, Lee Friedlander, Tom Friedman, Adam Fuss, Ann Hamilton …
Helsinki School- Seven Approaches

Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York (US)
2 Mar 2010 – 3 Apr 2010

with Joonas Ahlava, Hannu Karjalainen, Ola Kolehmainen, Anni Leppaelae, Niko Luoma, Susanna Majuri
Auf der Spitze des Eisbergs

Neue Fotografie aus Finnland

Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg (DE)
31 Jan 2009 – 24 May 2009

with Joakim Eskildsen, Tiina Itkonen, Ola Kolehmainen, Anni Leppaelae, Pernilla Zetterman
Here Then

Tampere Art Museum, Tampere (FI)
1 Sep 2007 – 30 Sep 2007

with Mika Elo, Marjaana Kella, Harri Laakso, Heli Rekula
Photo Finnish - The Helsinki School

MUNCH, Oslo (NO)
8 Feb 2007 – 29 Apr 2007

with Joonas Ahlava, Pasi Autio, Joakim Eskildsen, Miklos Gaal, Ilkka Halso, Nanna Hänninen, Wilma Hurskainen, Ulla Jokisalo, Sanna Kannisto, Sandra Kantanen, Hannu Karjalainen, Ola Kolehmainen …
TaiK - The Helsinki School of Photography

Purdy Hicks Gallery, London (GB)
23 Mar 2007 – 21 Apr 2007

with Nanna Hänninen, Sandra Kantanen, Ola Kolehmainen, Anni Leppaelae, Jorma Puranen, Mikko Sinervo
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Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo (NO)
7 Feb 2007 – 4 Mar 2007

with Ola Kolehmainen
Dialog - The Helsinki School

Langhans Galerie Praha, Praha (CZ)
6 Sep 2006 – 29 Oct 2006

with Nanna Hänninen, Wilma Hurskainen, Ola Kolehmainen, Ville Lenkkeri, Anni Leppaelae, Niko Luoma, Jorma Puranen, Jari Silomaeki, Mikko Sinervo, Santeri Tuori, Pernilla Zetterman
THE HELSINKI SCHOOL - Finnish photography from the 21st century

Hôtel de ville de Bruxelles, Brussels (BE)
8 Jul 2006 – 10 Sep 2006

with Joonas Ahlava, Ilkka Halso, Nanna Hänninen, Ulla Jokisalo, Sandra Kantanen, Ola Kolehmainen, Janne Lehtinen, Jouko Lehtola, Anni Leppaelae, Riitta Paeivaelaeinen, Jorma Puranen, Heli Rekula …
Intersection - between past and future

Pori Art Museum, Pori (FI)
9 Jun 2006 – 20 Aug 2006

with Elina Brotherus, Ola Kolehmainen, Marko Vuokola
The Helsinki School

Photology s.r.l., Milano (IT)
25 Nov 2005 – 21 Jan 2006

with Miklos Gaal, Ilkka Halso, Nanna Hänninen, Maarit Hohteri, Aino Kannisto, Janne Lehtinen, Niko Luoma, Riitta Paeivaelaeinen, Jyrki Parantainen, Jorma Puranen, Heli Rekula
TO LOOK OR TO SEE

IN SEARCH OF MEANINGS IN PHOTOGRAPHY

Museum of Photography, Helsinki (FI)
28 Jan 2005 – 11 Dec 2005

with William Henry Fox Talbot, Nan Goldin, Maria Hirn, Ulla Jokisalo, Kazuhiko Kakegawa, Aino Kannisto, Sanna Kannisto, Yousuf Karsh, Timo Kelaranta, Marjaana Kella, Anne Koskinen, Markus Leppo …
to be continued / jatkuu

Helsinki Photography Festival 2005

Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki (FI)
8 Oct 2005 – 6 Nov 2005

with Marion Coutts, Simon Faithfull, Anne Hardy, Heli Hiltunen, John Wood & Paul Harrison, Sanna Kannisto, Idris Khan, Mark Lewis, Caroline McCarthy, Jyri Pitkänen, Elina Saloranta, Jari Silomaeki …
The Helsinki School - A New Approach

Photography by Taik

Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (DE)
16 Sep 2005 – 23 Oct 2005

with Elina Brotherus, Miklos Gaal, Ilkka Halso, Nanna Hänninen, Tiina Itkonen, Ulla Jokisalo, Sanna Kannisto, Aino Kannisto, Sandra Kantanen, Ola Kolehmainen, Janne Lehtinen, Jouko Lehtola …
IBCA 2005 International Biennale of Contemporary Art . D

Curated by Jan-Erik Lundstrom

National Gallery, Praha (CZ)
14 Jun 2005 – 11 Sep 2005

with Inaki Bonillas, David Claerbout, Johannes Franzen, Miklos Gaal, Alfredo Jaar, Oscar Munoz, Erik Snedsbøl, Evanthia Tsantila
Personally

Photographs from the <a href="http://www.30bytaik.com" target="_blank">The Helsinki School </a>

Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Stockholm (SE)
26 Feb 2005 – 8 May 2005

with Elina Brotherus, Joakim Eskildsen, Miklos Gaal, Veli Granoe, Ilkka Halso, Nanna Hänninen, Maarit Hohteri, Tiina Itkonen, Ulla Jokisalo, Sanna Kannisto, Aino Kannisto, Sandra Kantanen …
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Galería Salvador Díaz, Madrid (ES)
10 Dec 2004 – 28 Jan 2005

with Elina Brotherus, Miklos Gaal, Ilkka Halso, Ola Kolehmainen, Anu Pennanen, Mika Taanila, Tellervo Kalleinen & Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen
Zeitgenössische finnische Fotografie

galerie christian roellin, Sankt Gallen (CH)
11 Sep 2004 – 6 Nov 2004

with Ilkka Halso, Ulla Jokisalo, Sandra Kantanen, Ola Kolehmainen, Santeri Tuori
IX Mänttä Art Festival 2004

Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä (FI)
6 Jun 2004 – 15 Aug 2004

with Kari Cavén, Heli Hiltunen, Martti Jaemsae, Liisa Lounila, Heli Rekula, Charles Sandison
The Helsinki School - A New Approach

Museum of Photography, Helsinki (FI)
5 May 2004 – 15 Aug 2004

with Stefan Bremer, Elina Brotherus, Joakim Eskildsen, Miklos Gaal, Veli Granoe, Ilkka Halso, Nanna Hänninen, Maarit Hohteri, Tiina Itkonen, Ulla Jokisalo, Aino Kannisto, Sanna Kannisto …
The Helsinki School // Helsinki Skolen

BRANDTS, Odense (DK)
23 Apr 2004 – 6 Jun 2004

with Miklos Gaal, Nanna Hänninen, Sandra Kantanen, Ola Kolehmainen, Santeri Tuori
Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finnland // Contemporary Finish Photography

Salo Art Museum, Salo (FI)
25 Mar 2004 – 12 Apr 2004

with Elina Brotherus, Henrik Duncker, Veli Granoe, Jouko Lehtola, Esko Maennikkoe, Riitta Paeivaelaeinen, Jyrki Parantainen, Jorma Puranen, Heli Rekula
Contemporary Photography from Finland

Zeitgennössische Fotokunst aus Finnland

Centrum Kultury Zamek, Poznan (PL)
29 Jan 2004 – 21 Feb 2004

with Elina Brotherus, Henrik Duncker, Veli Granoe, Jouko Lehtola, Esko Maennikkoe, Riitta Paeivaelaeinen, Jyrki Parantainen, Jorma Puranen, Heli Rekula
Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finnland

Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum, Berlin (DE)
19 Oct 2003 – 11 Jan 2004

with Elina Brotherus, Veli Granoe, Jouko Lehtola, Esko Maennikkoe, Jorma Puranen, Kati Rapia
Blue Horizon - Contemporary Finnish Photography

Nadiff, Tôkyô (JP)
19 Sep 2003 – 19 Oct 2003

with Elina Brotherus, Ulla Jokisalo, Jan Kaila, Timo Kelaranta, Ari Saarto
Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finnland

Stadtgalerie Kiel, Kiel (DE)
23 Aug 2003 – 5 Oct 2003

with Elina Brotherus, Henrik Duncker, Veli Granoe, Jouko Lehtola, Esko Maennikkoe, Riitta Paeivaelaeinen, Jyrki Parantainen, Jorma Puranen, Kati Rapia
Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finnland

Galerie Waldkraiburg, Kiel (DE)
4 Jul 2003 – 10 Aug 2003

with Elina Brotherus, Henrik Duncker, Veli Granoe, Jouko Lehtola, Esko Maennikkoe, Riitta Paeivaelaeinen, Jyrki Parantainen, Jorma Puranen, Heli Rekula
Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finnland

n.b.k., Berlin (DE)
15 Mar 2003 – 27 Apr 2003

with Elina Brotherus, Henrik Duncker, Veli Granoe, Jouko Lehtola, Esko Maennikkoe, Riitta Paeivaelaeinen, Jyrki Parantainen, Jorma Puranen, Kati Rapia, Heli Rekula
Korrelaatioita

9 fotografische Positionen aus Finnland

Fotoforum West, Innsbruck (AT)
28 Nov 2002 – 21 Dec 2002

with Aino Kannisto, Jorma Puranen, Ari Saarto
Zeitgenössische finnische Fotografie

Centre d'Art Nei Liicht, Dudelange (LU)
8 Nov 2002 – 5 Dec 2002

with Elina Brotherus, Aino Kannisto, Marjaana Kella, Janne Lehtinen

Events

art KARLSRUHE 2025

KMK Karlsruher Messe, Rheinstetten (DE)
20 Feb 2025 – 23 Feb 2025

with Bernd & Hilla Becher, Katerina Belkina, Ralf Brög, Laurent Chehere, Alain Clement, Inge Dick, Steffen Diemer, Didier Engels, Norbert Fleischmann, Thomas Gaenszler, Antoine Gaussin, Moritz Koch …
POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair 2017

Positions Berlin, Berlin (DE)
14 Sep 2017 – 17 Sep 2017

with Nicole Ahland, Guido Argentini, HG Esch, Elmar Haardt, Marie-Jo Lafontaine, Julie Monaco, Sarah Moon
POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair 2017

Positions Berlin, Berlin (DE)
14 Sep 2017 – 17 Sep 2017

with Nicole Ahland, Guido Argentini, Peter Braunholz, HG Esch, Elmar Haardt, Marie-Jo Lafontaine, Julie Monaco, Sarah Moon
hanki04 - Finnish Photographic Art Fair

Hippolyte Photographic Gallery

hanki04 at The Cable Factory, Helsinki (FI)
1 Oct 2004 – 10 Oct 2004

with Elina Brotherus, Veli Granoe, Ilkka Halso, Tuovi Hippeläinen, Wilma Hurskainen, Tiina Itkonen, Martti Jaemsae, Jan Kaila, Ari Kakkinen, Marjaana Kella, Ville Lenkkeri, Tuija Lindstroem …