Exhibition in Helsinki of wonderful pictures from Ultima Thule by Tiina Itkonen
By greenland today, Helsinki
20 NOV 2012
The photographer Tiina Itkonen has depicted polar people and landscape for almost two decades in her travels to Greenland.
Greenland’s untamed nature and the landscape transforms in the movement of floating icebergs. Nothing looks the same today and tomorrow.
Timelessness
Moving in the landscape of Greenland is not easy, there are no roads between villages. Travelling is possible only in right weather conditions. Locals say »immaqa agaqu,« meaning »maybe tomorrow«.
The lack of haste and the peace of the landscape have compelled Tiina Itkonen to return to Greenland again and again. The images display the timelessness of moments.
Patience
The images are taken in places where the artist has spent a lot of time, studying the landscape in the evening, in moonlight and in snowfall.
– Here I waited for the right moment, sometimes for hours, sometimes several days, Tiina explains.
Carpe diem – seize the day
For Itkonen, the photographing project in Greenland is a longing for a faraway place. The artist wanted to experience the existence in such an cold environment.
– I was fascinated how people always have time for each other, and nobody ever seems to be in a rush.
– They learned me how to live by the moment, without schedules day by day, Tiina says.
Facts
Tiina Itkonen (b. 1968) graduated from the University of Art and Design in 2002, lives and works in Helsinki. Her work has been exhibited worldwide in solo and group exhibitions.
Exhibiton from November 9th to December 2th in Korjaamo Galleria in Helsinki.
See also the pictures Tiina Itkonen has taken about »Sports in Greenland«
