Jari Silomäki Rehearsals for adulthood Opening remarks by Judit Csatlós Open to the public: 22. January - 06. March 2007. Every weekdays: 14.00 – 19.00 Weekend: 11.00 – 19.00

Rehearsals for adulthood

‘Rehearsals for adulthood’ is a photographic essay on the painful process of growing up. A young man’s struggle with the self, relationships with women or lack thereof as well as ideological identity form the main story line. Photography is the narrator’s means of choice to deal with both tragic and comical aspects of his life.

Jari Silomäki

www.jarisilomaki.com

2001- University of Art and Design, Helsinki
1997-2001 Turku Polytechnic/Art Academy, Turku/Finland
1996-1997 The School of Photography, Muurla/Finland

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)

2004
Gallery Esa Jaske / Project room, Sydney, Australia
Finnish Tango / White Box, New York,USA (With Pekka Niskanen)
The Art Museum of Wäinö Aaltonen / Studio, Turku, Finland

2002
Espace Huit Novembre, Paris, France (with Janne Lehtinen)

2001
Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

Group Exhibitions (Selected)

2005
Emotion pictures, Muhka, Antwerpen, Belgium
Helsinki School, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

2004
Lumo 6. Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä, Finland
Berlin Art Forum / Gallery Anhava, Gallery Taik, Germany
Biennale of Sydney 2004 on reason and emotion, MCA, Sydney, Australia
Presque des paysages, Gallerie La Ferronnerie, Paris, France
Vague 2 Hommages et dimgression, Musee Malraux, Le Havre, France
Tough sister and single men, Art Moscow, Russian
Voids, Pads and Places Kunsthalle Lophem, Brugge, Belgium
30 by Taik, Finnish Museum of Photography, Finland
Fotofinlandia 2004 Finalists, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland (cat.)
Vasta maalattu, Le Triage, Paris
Fantastic realism, Tallinn, Estonia,
Facing east, Arts Institute at Bournemouth, England

2003 – 04
3rd Ars Baltica Triennal of Photographic Art, Stadtgallerie Kiel, Germany.
Mecklenburgisches Kunstlerhaus Schloss Plushow, Germany.
Kunsthall Bergen / Bergens Kunstforening, Bergen, Norway.
Contenporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Latvia Centre for Contemporary Art, Riga, Latvia
Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland.
Tallin Art Hall, Tallin, Estonia. (cat.)

2003
Paris Photo/Gallery Taik, France
Quand la photo fait son cinema, Marseille, France
Galerie Nathalie Pariente Paris, France
Extra Strong Super Light international exhibition of contemporary art.
National Museum in Szczecin, Poland (cat.)
Tomorrow’s News, Gallery 101, Ottawa, Canada

2002
Symptomania. Finnish Contemporary Photography, Video,
Film and Interactive Art, Kunsthalle Lophem vzw, Loppem (Brugge)/Belgium (cat.)
Off Skene, Amos Andersson Art Museum, Helsinki (cat.)

2001
Fotofinlandia 2000 Finalists, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland (cat.)

Works in collections

The Art Museum of Helsinki, The city of Tampere. Finnish Museum of Photography, Finland Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary art, Finland. Saastamoinen Foundation, Espoo, Finland. Pyynikinlinna Art Museum, Tampere, Finland, The Art Museum of Wäinö Aaltonen, Turku, Finland Jyväskylä Art Museum. Finnish government.

photo: Róbert Kassay