Persons Projects (DE)

Persons Projects was founded in 1995 in Helsinki, Finland and relocated to Berlin in 2005. Its primary focus has been the artists of the Helsinki School and the Nordic region. In 2019 Persons Projects expanded its activities to include artists from Eastern Europe. The gallery represents a selected group of established and emerging artists who work both conceptually and with the photographic process as a tool for thinking.

Lindenstr. 35
10969 Berlin, DE
(+49) 30 2888 3370

berlin@personsprojects.com
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Persons Projects presents a curated selection of artists whose practices engage with landscape and the subtle relationship between humans and the environment. The presentation brings together artistic positions that expand the conventions of the photographic medium, while highlighting The Helsinki School as an ongoing, continuously evolving art platform. A particular focus is placed on unique photo-based works by Jyrki Parantainen, which layer images with pins, wires, and fragments of text to create dense constellations of meaning, and a new series of painted-on-canvas photographs by Nanna Hänninen from her latest body of work, Painted Oasis, raising awareness of urgent environmental issues.

Jyrki Parantainen (FI)

In his Poetry of Circulation series, Jyrki Parantainen fuses photography with three-dimensional elements like pins and metal wires, linking words and images to emotional “pressure points.” His work explores core human themes—love, death, vulnerability—with a touch of dark humor and absurdity.

Jyrki Parantainen (*1962, Tampere, Finland) graduated from the University of Art and Design, Helsinki, 1992. Among his numerous exhibitions are notable solo shows at Anderson Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery Ateneum, and New Art Gallery, Walsall. Parantainen was awarded the Fotofinlandia Prize in 1989 and the William Thuring Award in 2006.

WABI

2026

Courtesy of the artist and Persons Projects

SABI

2026

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Portrait of Jyrki Parantainen

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Nanna Hänninen (FI)

In her series Painted Oasis, Nanna Hänninen traveled to the Egyptian desert to document changes in fragile habitats. Beginning with black-and-white photographs capturing the impacts of climate change, she stains and paints the prints with local colors, transforming them into personal interpretations that highlight the fragility of environments shaped by human encroachment.

Nanna Hänninen (*1973, Rovaniemi, Finland) graduated from Aalto University in 2002. In 2023, she received her second 5-year grant from Finland’s National Council for Photographic Art. Her work has been shown internationally and extensively in the Nordic region, including Serlachius Museum, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, and Nordic Biennial for Contemporary Art (Gothenburg).

Acacia Tree in Bloom #2 (The Iriqui National Park)

Archival pigment print paint
2026

Courtesy of the artist and Persons Projects

Enquire

Painted Palm by Siwa

2025

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Magic Forest of Dahshur _2

2025

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Portrait of Nanna Hanninen

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Santeri Tuori (FI)

Santeri Tuori approaches nature in a manner reminiscent of the Impressionists, using photography to observe subtle changes across seasons and years. By layering multiple images, he encapsulates the passage of time to create imagined landscapes. His Woodlands series, conceived in England, reflects a contemplative engagement with nature’s quiet transformations.

Santeri Tuori (*1970, Espoo, Finland) earned a law degree in 1999 and an MA in photography from Aalto University in 2003. Since 1997, he has exhibited internationally at institutions such as MoMA, Hamburger Kunsthalle, and Denver Art Museum. His works are in major collections, including Kiasma, EMMA, and the Finnish Museum of Photography.