Jorma Puranen

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Jorma Puranen (* 1951 in Pyhäjoki , Finland ) is a Finnish photographer from the Helsinki School.

Life

Jorma Puranen studied from 1973 to 1978 at the University of Art and Design Helsinki , where he later taught for a few years.

In 2005 he was awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal.

Well-known series of works are Shadows, Reflections and All That Sort of Thing , Icy Prospects and Imaginary Homecoming . His work is represented in European museums such as the Victoria and Albert Museum , the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, the Hasselblad Foundation, the Stedelijk Museum , the Moderna Museet and the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart .

Publications

  • Icy Prospects , Berlin / Stuttgart: Hatje Cantz 2009.
  • Sixteen Steps to Paradise , Art Alliance 2011.
  • Exhibition catalog: Paysages - les maîtres d'une école finlandaise: Pentti Sammallahti, Timo Kelaranta, Jyrki Parantainen, Jorma Puranen & Elina Brotherus , Oissel-sur-Seine: Éditions Octopus 2018.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Helsinki School | Artists | Jorma Puranen | Portfolio | Icy Prospects. Retrieved August 25, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Helsinki School | Artist's cv. Retrieved August 25, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Jorma Puranen - Shadows, Reflections and All That Sort of Thing . In: Francis Hodgson . March 26, 2012 ( francishodgson.com [accessed August 25, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Puranen, Jorma
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish photographer from the Helsinki School
DATE OF BIRTH 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Pyhäjoki , Finland