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NEW BOOK 2024

 



Because of light / Valon tähden

Retrospective photo book & Camera Obscura
with 3 optical lenses on the cover

Size H 25,5 x W 21,5 x D 5,8 cm

368 pages

Texts english / finnish by
Otso Kantokorpi, Asko Mäkelä, Marjukka Paunila,
Marja Pirilä, Janne Seppänen, Liz Wells

Graphic design Iris Nuutinen

ISBN 978-952-5818-52-9
Price 97 €

Orders to Marja Pirilä
pirila.photography@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

E X H I B I T I O N S 2024

 

 

Helsinki, Finland
Kunsthalle Helsinki/ Helsingin Taidehalli
Jan 20th – Mar 17th 2024
Because of Light / Valon tähden
https://taidehalli.fi/nayttelyt/
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Tokyo,Japan
TOP-TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHIC ART MUSEUM
Mar 1th – Jun 9th 2024
Remembrance beyond images
https://topmuseum.jp/e/contents/exhibition/index-4549.html

 

 

 

 

 

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PURNU, Finland
June 15th. - Aug 11th 2024
https://purnu.fi/english/

 


In Strindberg´s Rooms #27,2017
archival pigment print, 53 x 65 cm

 

 

 

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Tokyo, Japan
Poetic Scape
Mar 2th – April 14th 2024
inner landscapes, other stories
with Tomoko Kurahara and Satoko Sai
https://www.poetic-scape.com/

 

Camera obscura, Iris,Tokyo, Japan, 2018/2024
archival pigment print, 102 x 72 cm

 

 

 

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Vantaa, Finland
Vantaa Art Museum ARTSI
Jan 12th - Sept 1th 2024
My Home Somewhere
https://www.artsimuseo.com/kotinijossain

 

 

 

 

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Helsinki, Finland
HAM, Helsinki Art Museum
Mar 8th 2024 – Jan 29th 2025
Bambi Forewer!
www.hamhelsinki.fi/exhibitions/bambi-forever/


Camera obscura, Eero, Tampere, Finland 2013
archival pigment print, 97 x 89 cm

 

 

 

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E X H I B I T I O N S 2023

 

 

 

Kuopio, Finland
VB-photography center
Jan 13th – Mar 26th 2023
The Light in the Darkness

https://vb-valokuvakeskus.fi/esilla-nyt/


Camera obscura, Melchior, Rouen, France 2007
archival pigment print, 111 x 141 cm

 

 

 

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Helsinki, Finland
The Finnish Museum of Photography
permanent exhibition from Jan 27th 2023
Viewfinder

https://www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi/en/exhibitions/viewfinder

 



 

 

E X H I B I T I O N S 2022

 

 


Tokyo, Japan
Kana Kawanishi Gallery
Sept 2 – Oct 9, 2022
One Picture Manifesto
Hideo Anze, Marja Pirilä, Harri Pälviranta, Maija Annikki Savolainen,
Maija Tammi and Alessandro Dandini de Sylva
https://www.kanakawanishi.com/exhibition-ph023-onepicturemanifesto


Camera obscura, Iris, Tokyo, Japan, 2019
diameter 81 cm



 

 

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Helsinki, Finland

Kiasma
Octl 8 2022–Jan 4, 2023
Navigating North – Works from The Wihuri Foundation Collection
https://kiasma.fi/en/exhibitions/navigating-north-works-from-wihuri-foundation-collection/ 

 

 


Camera obscura, Alvar and Erik, Rovaniemi, FIN, 2013
archival pigment print, 142 x 111 cm

 

 

 

 

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Tampere, Finland
Gallery Nykyaika
Sept 17 – Oct 9, 2022
Kutsut - 40 year Jubileum Exhibition of Gallery Nykyaika
https://valokuvakeskusnykyaika.fi/kutsut/

 

Wundercamera camera obscura, hommage á August Strindberg, 2017
240 x 120 x 60 x cm

 

 

 

 

 

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Rome, Italy
ISFCI - Istituto Superiore di Fotografia/ Matéria
April 11–22, 2022
One Picture Manifesto
Marja Pirilä, Harri Pälviranta, Maija Annikki Savolainen,
Maija Tammi and Alessandro Dandini de Sylva

 

 

 

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Rovaniemi, Finland
Korundi / Art Museum of Rovaniemi
12 February 2021 - 13 March 2022
Traces / Jälkiä
https://korundi.fi/fi

 

 

 

 

 

 

E X H I B I T I O N S 2021

 

 

 

Helsinki, Finland
Galleria Heino
May 21 – June 20, 2021
ABC collection
https://www.galleriaheino.fi/en.php

 

Milavida # 22, 2013
pigment print, 73 x 92 cm

 

 

 

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Baltimore, U.S.A
Full Circle Photo Gallery
April 10th – May 29th, 2021
Orphaned Light
https://www.fullcirclephotogallery.com/orphanedlight?fbclid=IwAR0I6r01enlg5I2ygg
E48HnzwUCFPWbZHOCsF-L58nFgB_83nF-nfRJH_Ks

 

Milavida # 14, 2013
pigment print, 120 x 86 cm

 

 

 

 

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Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Shibya Koen-dori Gallery
postponed exhibition time 11 March 2021–
inner landscapes, tokyo
https://inclusion-art.jp/en/archive/event/2021/20210213-71.html

 

 

 

 

 

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Bientingheim-Bissen, Germany
Städtishe Galerie
Oktober 2th, 2020 - Jun 6th, 2021
Keine Schwellenangst! Die Tür als Motiv in der Gegenwartskunst
https://galerie.bietigheim-bissingen.de/


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P U B L I C A R T 2021

 

 

 

Oulu, Finland
Public art work in Tierna school, Oulu,
ordered by Museum and Science Centre Luuppi
https://www.ouka.fi/oulu/luuppi-english/home
Herbarium 2020
photographs printed on glass
with ceramic pigments, size 3 x 30 m
https://bit.ly/3cGnNlJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E X H I B I T I O N S 2020

 

 

 

Oulu, FIN
Oulu Museum of Art
October 5th 2019– January 26th, 2020
Shared Dreams
Works from the Heino Art Foundation collection

https://heinontaidesaatio.fi/en/index.php?k=120159


Speaking House 12, 2006
pigment print, 149 x 115 cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E X H I B I T I O N S 2019

 

 

Helsinki, FIN
The Finnish Museum of Photography
13 September – 17 November 2019
One Picture Manifesto
group exhibition with Harri Pälviranta, Maija Annikki Savolainen and Maija Tammi
https://www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi/en/exhibitions/one-picture-manifesto

Camera obscura & Iris, Tokyo, 2019
pigment print, diameter 80 cm


 

 

 

 

E X H I B I T I O N S 2018

 

Germany, Berlin
Gallery Toolbox
31 August– 22 September 2018
Light and Darkness – camera obscura projects
http://www.galerietoolbox.com/

 

In Strindberg´s Rooms no.2, 2017
pigment print, size 114 x 147 cm

 

 

 

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Finland, Lapua
Lapua Art Museum
11 June – 8 September 2018
In Strindberg´s Rooms

 

Wunderkamera/camera obscura, hommage á August Strindberg, 2017
oak wood closet, optical lenses, opal sheets, size 120 x 60 x 240 cm

 

 

 

 

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Swizerland, Basel
Photo Basel/ Gallery Heino
12 – 17 Jun 2018

http://www.photo-basel.com/

Camera obscura/Kati & Veli-Pekka, Mänttä, Finland 2016, 112x145 cm

 

 

 

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Finland, Oulu
The Northern Photographic Centre
12 April – 13 May 2018
In Strindberg's Rooms
http://www.photonorth.fi/en/home

In Strindberg´s Rooms #10, 2017, pigment print, 53x65 cm

 

 

 

 

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Finland, Vaasa
Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art
3 Februar - 22 April 2018
People in Focus – works from the collection of the Heino Art Foundation
http://kuntsi.vaasa.fi/index_eng.html

Camera obscura/ Reilika and Reno, 2017, pigment prin

 

 

 

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Finland, Helsinki
Gallery Heino
10 January – 11 Mars 2018
In Strindberg's Rooms
http://www.galleriaheino.fi/nayttely.php?aid=121171&k=120667

In Strindberg´s Rooms #6, 2017, pigment print, 107x82 cm

 

 

 

 

 

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Estonia, Tartu
Gallery Noorus
24 January–17 February 2018
Six Artists on Tammerkoski
http://www.artcol.ee/en/gallery-noorus

 

 

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Finland, Mänttä
Serlachius-museum Gösta
In Strindberg's Rooms
30 September 2017 - 21 January 2018
http://www.serlachius.fi/en/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/51-marja-pirila/

In Strindberg´s Rooms #1, 2017, pigment print, 107x82 cm

 

 

 

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Finland, Tampere
Museum Milavida
Dream of Milavida
3 November 2017 - 21 January 2018
http://museomilavida.fi/en/museum-milavida/exhibitions/

Milavida #14, 2013, pigment print, 120x86 cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E X H I B I T I O N S 2017

 

 

 

 

Finland, Mänttä
XXII Mänttä Art Festival
11 June - 31 August 2017
http://www.mantankuvataideviikot.fi/en.php

 

 

 

 

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Germany, Kiel
Stadtgalerie Kiel
11 Mars - 28 May 2017
Zwischen Licht und Dunkelheit - Valon ja pimeyden välissä
curated by Ritva Röminger-Czako

Milavida #9, 2013, pigment print, 63x80 cm, edition 7+7

 

 

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Finland, Tampere
Finlayson Art Area
Milavida/Nottbeck
The dates for the whole event were 11 June - 28 August 2016
my part of the exhibition will stay there untill end 0f May 2017!
http://finlaysonartarea.fi/

Milavida/Nottbeck 2013, á 260x1056cm

 

 

 

 

E X H I B I T I O N S 2016

 

 

 

Italy, Arezzo
2 - 11 December 2016
Arezzo & Fotografia
http://www.arezzoefotografia.com/

 

 

 

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Florida, USA
Art Miami/ Grimaldis gallery
29 November - 4 December 2016
http://www.artmiamifair.com/

 

Milavida #19, 2013, pigment print, 68x134 cm

 

 

 

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Japan, Tokyo
Hagiso

18 October - 6 November 2016
Inner Landscapes
with Tomoko Kurahara and Satoko Sai
http://ils.saikurahara.com

http://hagiso.jp/art/

 

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Beijing, China
Festival Beijing Photo
Millennium Monument
October 2016
Wings of Fantasy - New European Photography
curated by Huang Wen, Beijing, China and
Ruth Eichhorn, Hamburg, Germany

 

Camera obscura/Tytti, Liminka, Finland 2013, pigment print, 83x62 cm

 

 

 

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Sweden, Borås
Abecita Konstmuseum

26 May - 21 October 2016
Utsökt
curated by Håkan Ludwigson
http://www.abecitakonst.se/

Camera obscura/ Iris, Nauvo, Finland 2004, pigment print, 80x95 cm

 

 

 

 

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UK, Canterbury
Sidney Cooper Gallery
26 July - 27 August 2016
Collecting Light
curated by Hazel Stone
http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/arts-and-culture/sidney-cooper-gallery/sidney-cooper-gallery.aspx

Camera obscura/Mother´s Buckets, 2005

 

 

 

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Canada, Ontario
Visual Arts Gallery

8 Mars - 9 April 2016
A Field Guide to Nowhere 
curated by Amy Friend
http://www.brocku.ca/humanities/departments-and-centres/visual-arts

Speaking House #6,2006, pigment print, 112x132 cm

 

 

 

 

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France, Angers
Bibliothèque municipale Angers
30 Mars - 31 May 2016
Interior/Exterior & two Camera Obscura


Camera obscura/Alessandra § Nathan, 1999, pigment print, 146x120 cm

 

 

 

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USA, Baltimore
C. Grimaldis Gallery
21 October 2015 - 16 January 2016
Within/Without

http://www.cgrimaldisgallery.com/
Artsy Inc.(US):
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-in-a-photography-show-in-baltimore-artists-merge-interiors-and-the-great-outdoors

Milavida #2, 2013, pigment ink print 66x132 cm

 

 

 

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Germany,Darmstadt
Darmstadt fotofestival
22- 24 April 2016
Projection—Photographic Assertions

Camera obscura/ Paula,Oulu, Finland 19964, pigment print, 66x90 cm

 

 

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Sweden, Malmö
Almlof Gallery
31 October 2015 - 17 January 2016
Carried by Light

http://www.almlofgallery.com

The exhibition includes Sound Landscape by Tapani Rinne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGyGwbraR4k

http://www.objektivtest.se/utvalda-artiklar/marja-pirila-anvander-hela-rum-som-bildyta/

Milavida #7, 2012, pigment print 112x66 cm

 

 

 

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Finland, Helsinki
The Finnish Museum of Photography
20 Aug 2015 - 31 Jan 2016
Darkroom

http://www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi/en/exhibitions/future

Camera obscura/Kikka 1996, Helsinki, Finland, pigment print 80x97 cm

 

 

 

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Finland, Tampere
Museum Centre Vapriikki
25 Sept 2015 - 10 Jan 2016
Six Artist on Tammerkoski - Kuuden taiteilijan Tammerkoski
http://vapriikki.fi/en/nayttelyt/kuuden-taiteilijan-tammerkoski/

 

Waters Flow Through Us #5/ Vedet virtaavat lävitsemme, 2015
pigment ink print, diasec, 64x90 cm

 

Waters Flow Through Us #1-10, 2015
pigment ink prints, each 64x90 cm

 

 

 

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E X H I B I T I O N S 2015

 

 

France, Beauvais
La Galerie Nationale de la Tapisserie
19 Sept - 22 Nov 2015
LES PHOTAUMNALES 2015 - EN ÉCHO

http://photaumnales.fr/

 

 

 

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Poland, Bydgoszcz
Vintage Photofestival
1 - 30 Oct 2015
http://vintagephotofestival.com/en/marja-pirila/

 

 

 

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India, Hyderabad
Rainbow Art Gallery/ Indian Photography Festival
Interior/Exterior

1 - 10 Oct 2015
www.indianphotofest.com

Camera obscura/Viivi 2003, Helsinki, Finland
pigment ink print 65x90 cm

 

 

 

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Finland, Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi Art Museum Korundi
14 May - 27 Sept 2015
Carried by Light
retrospective solo exhibition

http://www.korundi.fi/en/Home



The exhibition includes Sound Landscape by Tapani Rinne
- 48:43, bass clarinet and alto saxophone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGyGwbraR4k


"Carried by Light" exhibition in Rovaniemi Art Museum Korundi 2015 (entrance)

Tapani Rinne playing in the opening of the exhibition"Carried by Light" 13. May 2015 in Rovaniemi Art Museum Korundi

 

 

 

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Finland, Orimattila
Villa Roosa
13 June - 9 August 2015
REAL/UNREAL Contemporary Art, Summer Exhibition 2015
http://www.villaroosa.fi/tosiepatosi2015/145

 

 

 

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Finland, Kuopio
Kuopio Art Museum23 Jan - 25 April 2015
CARRIED BY LIGHT
retrospective solo exhibition
http://taidemuseo.kuopio.fi/exhibitions

 

 

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PHOTO BOOK

 

 

Carried by Light

- hard cover, 21.5 x 25.5 cm
- 269 pages
- essay by Jyrki Siukonen, texts by Marja Pirilä
- english/finnish
- published 2014 by Musta Taide/Aalto Arts Books
- 40 € + posting

If you want this signed book, please send me a message: pirila@kolumbus.fi


 

 

 

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My ART WORKS In OTHER WEB PAGES

 

 

Artsy Inc.(US):
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-in-a-photography-show-in-baltimore-artists-merge-interiors-and-the-great-outdoors

National Geography:
http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/13/bedroom-portaits-visions-of-the-outside-world/

Hyperallergic, NYC:
https://hyperallergic.com/198669/capturing-interior-and-outside-worlds-in-just-one-shot/

Lens Culture:
https://www.lensculture.com/marja-pirila


https://www.lensculture.com/articles/lensculture-editors-13-favorite-conceptual-photography-series-from-2014

ABC News:
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/photos/camera-obscura-reflects-pictures-light-26858101/image-26858267

Happening media:
http://www.happening.media/en/category/newsfeed/691/visit-marja-pirilae-s-dreamlike-reflections