About the Finnish photographer Nelli PALOMÄKI (*1981 in Forssa)

Nelli PALOMÄKI is a graduate of the prestigious Aalto University School of Art and Design in Helsinki. She graduated in 2013 after studying at the London College of Communication. In her work, she searches for the lost magic that used to be inherent in photography. Nelli PALOMÄKI lives and works in Helsinki.

Photo books by and with works by Nelli PALOMÄKI

  • 'The Helsinki School Young Photography by TaiK' (2009); 'Elsa and Viola' (2009); 'Daegu Photo Biennale 2010: Helsinki School' (2010); 'The Helsinki School, Vol. 4 - A Female View' (2011); 'Alice in Wonderland' (2011, together with works by Elina BROTHERUS, Anni LEPPÄLÄ, Ulla JOKISALO, Susanna MAJURI, Riitta PÄIVÄLÄINEN, Tuomo RAINIO); 'Face to Face' (2012, together with works by Anni LEPPÄLÄ); 'nordic now! ' (2013, together with works by ohter artists); 'Breathing the Same Air' (2013); 'The Helsinki School, Vol. 5 - From the Past to the Future' (2014); 'New Nordic Photography. The Victor Fellowships 10 Year Anniversary Issue' (2014); 'The Helsinki School, Vol. 6 - The Nature of Being' (2019).

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HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 30 x 24,5 x 3 cm., 188 pp., 180 color ills., English
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HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 29,5 x 24,5 x 3 cm., 288 pp., 206 ills., text language: English
14,95 € *
'The Helsinki School. The Nature of Being' shows a Nordic feel for emotional sensations and give insight into the complex emotional horizons that shape our individual view of nature. The photos do not show landscape per se, but the world in which we live.
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In her photographic volume 'Breathing the same Air', the young Finnish photographer Nelli PALOMÄKI, a graduate of the renowned 'Helsinki School' - searches in her works for the lost magic that used to be inherent in photography.
24,00 € * Weight 0.9 kg

Solo exhibitions
  • 2013: 'Nelli Palomäki', Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki;
    2013)2017/2018: 'Shared', Taik Persons Gallery, Berlin, Finnish Institute, Stockholm, and 'Portrait(s) Festival', Vichy, France.