New Ghosts is part of the Photographic art sales event OTOS/22 organized by the Finnish Association of Photographic Artists. The exhibition will take place at Gallery Maamusta in Helsinki from 10–20 November 2022.
OTOS/22 is the first time we have participated in these exhibitions because our photos have always been exhibited elsewhere. So if you want to buy one of our works for your collection, this is a perfect time. 😉
Remember that there is only a limited selection from us in this event, so if you want to buy any other works by us, drop us a message, and we will help you with that.
👋 Time to take a deep breath 👀 🌊 😉😃 Any other New Ghosts summer plans? 🌴
🌍 After more than 20 exhibitions worldwide, it’s now time to relax, swim & play street basketball. 🏀
🥳 The last few days, we have used our time wisely by listening to a lot of 90/00 hip-hop & fresh afrobeat tunes. 😍
Next week Aki travels to Arles 🇫🇷 to show some of our new works to curators all around the world. In the meantime, Astrid will take our ghosts to confirmation camp 👻⭐️ -Time to get them baptized! 😉
👉 In the autumn, we are dropping some big news for you.
New Ghosts by Aki & Astrid Sinikoski Latvian Museum of Photography 7.10.2021–1.2.2022
⭐️ Hi friends!
If you are visiting Riga, be sure not to miss our exhibition at the Latvian Museum of Photography. New Ghosts by me and my daughter Astrid has taken over the whole 3rd floor!
And that’s not all: On the 2nd floor there are also great photo exhibitions by Juuso Westerlund and Johannes Romppanen
AKI & ASTRID SINIKOSKI: NEW GHOSTS TURKU KUNSTHALLE / TURUN TAIDEHALLI 11.6–11.7.2021
New Ghosts at Turku Kunsthalle is open until 11 July 2021. Please, notice that if you are living in Finland you only have two weeks before it’s our time to say goodbye to Finland.
New Ghosts photos have now been exhibited in Helsinki, Turku, Oulu, Tampere, Jyväskylä, and Inari – so now we are heading back on the road for exhibitions abroad. More news soon. 😊
Aki-Pekka Sinikoski is a Helsinki-based photographer and author whose best-known works include Finnish Teens (2011), Last Machos (2016), I Love Dogs (2020) and New Ghosts (2011–2058). Sinikoski often describes his artistic photo production methods as lengthy and time consuming. According to Sinikoski this is because of the exceptional scope of the documentary series but also due to his wish to capture the passing of time. He is not looking for decisive moments but rather the stagnant feeling just after these moments.
Sinikoski has graduated as Master of Art from the Department of Media at Aalto University, Finland. His major subject is from the Aalto University’s Institution of Photography. His work has been exhibited in numerous exhibitions both in Finland and abroad, and his work has been published by e.g. The Guardian and Vogue Italia.
Change and identity are reoccurring themes in Sinikoski’s work. He works in multiple different mediums, and the medium selects itself through the aim and content of the project at hand.
‘’I love both words and photographs. One of the biggest differences between the two mediums is the way that they are perceived by the observer. In a text the story is formed a word and a sentence at a time, and what is said in the next sentence does not exist until it is read. Photograph on the other hand reveals immediately some sort of general view, which gets more detailed the longer you spend observing the photo. Photograph also has always a somewhat strong relationship to reality,’’ Sinikoski explains.
This residency period was Sinikoski’s third time working in Ii. His previous visits were in 2015 and 2016.
‘’I feel very comfortable here in Ii and KulttuuriKauppila, it’s a good place to be. In the mornings the neighbour’s rooster greets me when it hears my footsteps approaching. Life is calm and simple, but at the same time I feel that the place is almost magical. Few nights ago I finished writing late at night, and went out for a stroll. By coincidence I ended up jamming with local musicians in the neighbourhood, who I met during my previous residency period in Ii. In between the jamming we went outside to just talk and admire the magical Northern Lights illuminating the sky above us. It was an unforgettable night that just happened, without any plan.’’
During his residency period in Ii, Sinikoski worked on a sound installation, his photographs and two different book projects.
‘’The first book project is continuation to my children’s book ‘Under the Moon‘ (Kuun valossa / Under månen)which was published last year. The other book is related to the ‘New Ghost’ photography series, which I have been working on with my daughter Astrid since 2011. The series has been shot around the world, including here in Ii in 2016 when I was here in a residency together with my daughter. KulttuuriKauppila has become a dear place to me, where I have found both like-minded people as well as the peace and quiet to listen to myself. During my residencies I have managed to get a lot of work done, but at the same time also take my artistic work forward, even to new directions.’’
Big exhibition update! New Ghosts is part of the Off Bratislava exhibition in Slovakia starting next week. ⭐️ In November New Ghosts will also be exhibited in Lumiere Brothers Center of Photography, Moscow. ⭐️ And yes, we have some great news for our Finnish friends as well. In 2020 we will do not only one, or two, but three (3!!!) big gallery and museum exhibitions here in Finland. ⭐️ So stay tuned for more information.
“OMG, this goes to eleven!” Feeling happy and honored to be the 11th photographer in this great project presenting 100 most interesting Finnish photographers in every fields of photography, including also art and documentary. Thank you. ❤️?
Pari päivää sitten Hesari nosti todella isosti esiin tämän Hanna-Kaisa ja Marko Hämäläisen kuratoiman spektaakkeliprojektin ja samalla meidät kuvaajat. Nyt myös Keskisuomalaisen teki jutun tästä hienosta Suomi 100 -projektista nostaen pääkuvitukseksi minun kuviani. 😀 Tuntuu hyvältä olla valittuna mukaan näin kovaan porukkaan. ? Mukana menossa mm. Elina Brotherus, Arno Rafael Minkkinen, Jari Silomäki, Susanna Majuri, Stefan Bremer, Sanna Kannisto, Marja Pirilä, Heli Rekula, Tiina Itkonen, Pentti Sammallahti ja monia monia muita kiinnostavia nimiä joten kannattaa tsekata tuo yläpuolella oleva linkki.
Thanks to all the opening guests who made their way to my exhibition opening through the autumn storm. It was really fun to see that also the Finnish Minister of Culture and Sport, Paavo Arhinmäki honored the opening at the Finnish Museum of Photography. –What a beautiful evening!
If you didn’t have a chance to visit the opening, don’t worry, the exhibition is still open until October 16th 2011.
