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A unique whole of Finnish photography In 2012 Erja Hannula and Jorma Hinkka donated their extensive collection of photographic art to the Finnish Museum of Photography. The collection consists of nearly 300 works and it pieces together how photography became a full-bodied and appreciated part of the visual arts in Finland. The exhibition Photography Into Art presents a unique whole of Finnish photography from the Hannula & Hinkka collection, from the 1960s to the present day. The exhibition also includes a selection of photographs from international artists. In addition to presenting important artists and works, the exhibition also shows the collector couple’s enthusiasm towards photography that has continued for several decades. The Hannula & Hinkka collection – which has been preserved as a singular whole – contains numerous stories of the origins of the works and how they came to be a part of the collection. From the early 1990s on, Jorma Hinkka has played an important role as a graphic designer of Finnish photography books. He has for instance worked on many publications of the Musta Taide publishing house and on the layout of photographers’ portfolios. Many artists have sat in Jorma Hinkka’s office in Kruununhaka, Helsinki, pondering their projects. A large part of the collection has been acquired as mementos from these shared sessions. The Hannula & Hinkka collection was born in 1980s, when the first Finnish generation that had received an education in photographic art came forward with new ideas and definitions of what an image could be. The black and white documentary photograph was abandoned and the artists were united by a desire to demonstrate the unique quality of photography and its characteristics. Subjects were drawn from personal experience, it was permitted to be subjective. The photography gallery Hippolyte, founded in Helsinki in 1978 and still operating, served as a channel for the new generation. Erja Hannula and Jorma Hinkka were regular visitors at the gallery. The history of photography in Finland is long and diverse, but the photographers whose career began in the 1970s and the 1980s were the first ones to identify themselves as artists. A large part of the artists with works in the collection have played a central part in the development of Finnish photography and in securing its status. Many of them have at some point worked as teachers for the next generation of photographers. Over decades the work of Finnish photographers has become international, contents and methods of working have changed, and the range of techniques has grown. The Hannula & Hinkka collection casts light on these developments in the recent history of photography. There are 107 works on display by the following artists: Kristoffer Albrecht Zeke Berman Édouard Boubat Caj Bremer Stefan Bremer Elina Brotherus Henri Cartier-Bresson Larry Clark Henry Edman Taneli Eskola Veli Granö Bert Hardy Ismo Hölttö Markus Jokela Ulla Jokisalo Martti Jämsä Ben Kaila Ismo Kajander Sanna Kannisto Timo Kelaranta William Klein Johnny Korkman Raakel Kuukka Harri Larjosto Mari Mahr Matti Niemi Jyrki Parantainen Marja Pirilä Sari Poijärvi Jorma Puranen Hannele Rantala Mikko Rikala Catarina Ryöppy Matti Saanio Merja Salo Pentti Sammallahti Leena Saraste Jan Saudek Mikko Savolainen Antero Takala Pekka Turunen Marjukka Vainio Hans von Schantz Tuomo-Juhani Vuorenmaa Touko Yrttimaa Three new exhibitions are opening in Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Museum Photography Into Art. The Hannula & Hinkka Collection Veroma–Sartes–Sartes. Three Generations of Painting In a new home: acquisitions to the art collection 2010–2013 14.2.–1.6.2014 Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Ben Kaila: New Heads, 1983. Silver gelatin print, 30,5 x 21 cm.
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A unique whole of Finnish photography
In 2012 Erja Hannula and Jorma Hinkka donated their extensive collection of photographic art to the Finnish Museum of Photography. The collection consists of nearly 300 works and it pieces together how photography became a full-bodied and appreciated part of the visual arts in Finland. The exhibition Photography Into Art presents a unique whole of Finnish photography from the Hannula & Hinkka collection, from the 1960s to the present day. The exhibition also includes a selection of photographs from international artists.
In addition to presenting important artists and works, the exhibition also shows the collector couple’s enthusiasm towards photography that has continued for several decades. The Hannula & Hinkka collection – which has been preserved as a singular whole – contains numerous stories of the origins of the works and how they came to be a part of the collection. From the early 1990s on, Jorma Hinkka has played an important role as a graphic designer of Finnish photography books. He has for instance worked on many publications of the Musta Taide publishing house and on the layout of photographers’ portfolios. Many artists have sat in Jorma Hinkka’s office in Kruununhaka, Helsinki, pondering their projects. A large part of the collection has been acquired as mementos from these shared sessions.
The Hannula & Hinkka collection was born in 1980s, when the first Finnish generation that had received an education in photographic art came forward with new ideas and definitions of what an image could be. The black and white documentary photograph was abandoned and the artists were united by a desire to demonstrate the unique quality of photography and its characteristics. Subjects were drawn from personal experience, it was permitted to be subjective. The photography gallery Hippolyte, founded in Helsinki in 1978 and still operating, served as a channel for the new generation. Erja Hannula and Jorma Hinkka were regular visitors at the gallery.
The history of photography in Finland is long and diverse, but the photographers whose career began in the 1970s and the 1980s were the first ones to identify themselves as artists. A large part of the artists with works in the collection have played a central part in the development of Finnish photography and in securing its status. Many of them have at some point worked as teachers for the next generation of photographers. Over decades the work of Finnish photographers has become international, contents and methods of working have changed, and the range of techniques has grown. The Hannula & Hinkka collection casts light on these developments in the recent history of photography.
There are 107 works on display by the following artists:
Kristoffer AlbrechtZeke BermanÉdouard BoubatCaj BremerStefan BremerElina BrotherusHenri Cartier-BressonLarry ClarkHenry EdmanTaneli EskolaVeli GranöBert HardyIsmo HölttöMarkus JokelaUlla JokisaloMartti JämsäBen KailaIsmo KajanderSanna KannistoTimo KelarantaWilliam KleinJohnny KorkmanRaakel KuukkaHarri LarjostoMari MahrMatti NiemiJyrki ParantainenMarja PiriläSari PoijärviJorma PuranenHannele RantalaMikko RikalaCatarina RyöppyMatti SaanioMerja SaloPentti SammallahtiLeena SarasteJan SaudekMikko SavolainenAntero TakalaPekka TurunenMarjukka VainioHans von SchantzTuomo-Juhani VuorenmaaTouko Yrttimaa
Three new exhibitions are opening in Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Museum
Photography Into Art. The Hannula & Hinkka CollectionVeroma–Sartes–Sartes. Three Generations of Painting In a new home: acquisitions to the art collection 2010–201314.2.–1.6.2014 Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova
Ben Kaila: New Heads, 1983. Silver gelatin print, 30,5 x 21 cm.
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Three Generations of Painting
The Turku-born painter Pentti Veroma (1903–1979) had a long and diverse career. He studied at the Turku School of Fine Arts and graduated as a visual artist in 1925. Known primarily as a landscape painter, Pentti Veroma often depicted the scenery of his hometown, especially the River Aura. Turku-themed paintings of this popular artist can still be found on the walls of many homes here. From the 1950s on, abstract themes began to fascinate the artist.
Pentti Veroma’s daughter Sirkka Sartes née Veroma (1931–2004) studied in The Finnish Art Academy School in Helsinki in the 1950s to become an art teacher. She made her life’s work at the Kupittaa School in Turku. Sirkka Sartes painted throughout her life along her teaching work. The subjects of the paintings often came from nature and urban landscapes.
For the past ten years, watercolor painting has been an important pursuit to Sirkka Sartes’ daughter Minna Sartes (b. 1963). Delicate watercolor landscapes are often inspired by painting trips to Southern Europe.
The exhibition brings together oil and watercolor paintings by Pentti Veroma, his daughter Sirkka Sartes and granddaughter Minna Sartes. Pentti Veroma is presented both as a painter of landscapes and portraits and as an abstract artist. Works by Sirkka Sartes and Minna Sartes settle freely into these themes.
Newcomers of the art collection
In A New Home presents the newcomers of the Matti Koivurinta Foundation art collection from the three preceding years. The exhibition contains works from eight artists: Petri Ala-Maunus, Magdalena Dziurlikowska, Saara Ekström, Ulla Jokisalo, Kaisu Koivisto, Kauko Lehtinen, Ulla Rantanen and Anna Tuori.
For the most part the works are familiar from the exhibitions held in the Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova museum. There are, amongst others, works from the Turku Biennial 2011 and 2013, and from the private exhibitions of Ulla Jokisalo, Kaisu Koivisto and Anna Tuori. The works are now presented in a new light as a part of a growing art collection. Some of them are on display for the first time. The exhibition extends also to the gallery Takkahuone where the video work My Secret Life by Magdalena Dziurlikowska is on display.
The oldest pieces in the Matti Koivurinta Foundation art collection are from the late 19th century, but the emphasis is on the period following the mid-1950s and on the present day. The art collection consists of over 600 works.
Lehtinen Kauko, untitled, 1967. Acrylic on board, 180 x 240 cm, Photo: Kari Lehtinen.
Pentti Veroma: View from the Aura Riverbank,1945. oil on plywood, 34 x 43,5 cm. Private collection.
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