Workshop

ENDLESS SUMMER BOOK

Aki-Pekka Sinikoski: Last Machos

Aki-Pekka Sinikoski: Last Machos

Selfie + my just released book. –O’boy that is definitely a true 2 in 1 wonder!!!
During the last summer I worked as a guest artist at KulttuuriKauppila to arrange my Endless Summer exhibition in Ii. Now KulttuuriKauppila has published a small photo book (68 pages) of my works. I have planned to take a beautiful photo of the book to promote it here but the last weeks I have been too busy with this triangle of photo shootings, meetings, and a place called Photoshop. So, the beautiful, glossy photos of my book are coming later; first we go with this 2 in 1 snapshot wonder.
Here is a deal for you. No matter if you work with events, magazines, zines, museums, galleries, art blogs or other “culture things” I want to give you a copy of this small book of mine. Limited stock. First come, first served. So do yourself a favour and let your fingers guide you to the address sinikoski.com. Click “Contact” and drop me a message why you should get a free copy of this book and I will get back to you. smile emoticon

Peace & Love, Peki

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COMMUNITY ART IN II

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Stylistically many of my photographies are located somewhere on the borderline between documentary and art. This summer 18.7.–20.9. I will present a series called Endless Summer in public spaces here in Ii. The series was created by objectively following the lives of some of the personalities but also by actively discussing with others of them.

Here in Ii some of the elderly that I have shot has prepared masks to wear in the pictures. With these masks they are able to hide or highlight their wishes, dreams, or fears. The idea to the masks came from some of the old men I shot in more traditional documentary way. They had made themselves masks and other objects to strongly mediate their feelings. In this final series these situations, feelings, and persons documented in a more traditional way are mixed with photos that were created by using more community based working methods. Together I think these images create an honest and multifaceted picture of the post-war generation.

For my Finnish speaking friends: Here is an article released in the the local newspaper Rantapohja. Text and photos by Leena Takaluoma

MY PEOPLE

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This wonderful gentleman came to today’s workshop in his own car. Because the workshop was limited to people over 65 years he wanted to show me his driver’s licence to prove that he will turn 90 in just a couple of months. –So I let him in 😉 And oh boy what a great day we had! Handicrafts, spontaneous singing, coffee, ice cream, lots of talking and great photos. There are those people who really make the difference and as I told to this old man, he really made this day special for many of us. I know that this time of the year it’s more trendy to post holiday photos than work related stuff, but I don’t do that simply because I’m working. And I’m not sorry about it because I can honestly say that I’m super happy to be right here, right now working with these people.

Peace & Love, Peki

PS. More information about this project here on YLE’s webpage: http://yle.fi/uutiset/kunpa_omat_siivet_kantaisivat_pitkaan__suomalainen_ikamies_ikuistetaan_yhteisotaiteessa/8101706
The only thing that I should probably correct in the article is that there will be plenty of more photos than ten. There can’t be just ten. This is the new Iijoki-sarja, goddamit 😀

PHOTO WORKSHOP BY AKI-PEKKA SINIKOSKI

Aki-Pekka Sinikoski is doing an exclusive photo workshop together with Marko Hämäläinen. The workshop will take place in Helsinki during the night December, 8–9 2012. The workshop is organized by Photo Do. More info (in Finnish) can be found HERE.