Joakim Eskildsen was born in Copenhagen in 1971 where he trained with the Royal Court photographer Rigmor Mydtskov. In 1994, he moved to Finland to learn the craft of photographic book making with Pentti Sammallahti at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, graduating with an MA degree in photography in 1998. His publications include Nordic Signs (1995), Bluetide (1997), iChickenMoon (1999), which was awarded Best Foreign Title of 2000 in the Photo-Eye Books & Prints Annual Awards, and the portfolio al-Madina (2002), which was made in collaboration with Kristoffer Albrecht and Pentti Sammallahti. The book The Roma Journeys (2007, Steidl)


education
University of Art and Design, Helsinki, MA, 1998
Apprentice at Royal Court photographer Rigmor Mydtskov, Copenhagen 1992


solo exhibitions
Le romané phirmimàta, Robert Morat, Hamburg 2008
Le romané phirmimàta, Städtische Galerie, Iserlohn 2008
Roma rejserne, Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center 2007
Romska resor, Kulturhuset, Stockholm 2007
Le romané phirimàta, Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki 2007
Nordic Signs, Synart Art Gallery, Frankfurt/Main 2006
iChickenMoon, Synart Art Gallery, Frankfurt/Main 2005
iChickenMoon, Galleri Image, Århus 2003
Nordic Signs & iChickenMoon, Galerie Albrecht, Munich 2002 & 2003
Orientation, Städtische Galerie Iserlohn 2003
iChickenMoon, Galerie Pernkopf, Berlin 2002
Requiem & Nordic Signs, Galerie Fotohof, Salzburg 2001
Segni del Nord, ACTA Internazionale, Rome 1999
Bluetide, Galleri INTO, Helsinki 1997
Bluetide, Billedhuset, Copenhagen 1997
Nordic Signs, Center of Photography, Jyväskylä 1997
Nordic Signs, Fotografisk Galleri, Copenhagen 1996
Nordic Signs, Galleri UP, Stockholm 1996 & 1998
Nordic Signs, Laterna Magica, Helsinki 1996
Nordtegn, Galleri Image, Århus 1995
Nordtegn, Museet for Fotokunst, Platformen, Odense 1994



bibliography
Joakim Eskildsen, Ungarn, In 80 Bilden um die Welt. Das Fotografie-Heft, Zeit Magazin Leben Nr. 41, 04.10.2007
Stephania Kulaeva, Photographers of People, The Bulletin of the North-West Centre of Social and Legal Protection for Roma N° 17, Saint Petersburg 2007
Seija Vääränen, Muisti kasvoissa, muisti maisemassa, Taide 1/07
Emilia Siltavuori, Bilden talar sitt eget språk, Hufvudstadsbladet 24.2.2007
Anu Uimonen, Seitsemän vuoden retki seitsemään maahan, Helsingin Sanomat 17.01.2007
De l‘Europe. Photographies Essais Histoires, CNA/Filigranes, Luxembourg 2007
Gabriel Bauret, Est-ce ainsi que les hommes vivent – terre, Les Editions du Chêne, Paris 2007
Andrea Holzherr, Joakim Eskildsen, The Helsinki School, Hatje Cantz 2007
Gabriel Bauret, Est-ce ainsi que les homes vivent, Les Editions du Chêne, Paris 2005
Andrea Holzherr, Joakim Eskildsen, The Helsinki School, Hatje Cantz 2005
Ines Gebetsroither, Joakim Eskildsen, Eikon Nr. 45, Wien, March 2004
Ulrich Steden, Ins Licht gesetzt, Iserlohner Zeitung, 25.01.2003
- - - Orientation, Photonews 3, Berlin 2003
Achim Lettman, Menschliche Regung, Westfälischer Anzeiger, 31.01.2003
Hubert Filser, Sehnsucht nach Licht, Süddeutsche Zeitung, München 23.04.2003
Marianne Krogh Andersen, Sigøjnerblod, Weekendavisen, 17.10.2003
Taneli Eskola, Finnish Photo Books 1966-2003, Musta Taide 4, Helsinki 2003
Anna Stergíou, Katathétoume tin anthropiá ton Ellínon Tsingánon, Elevtherotypía, Athens, 5.3.2002
Marianne Michatowska, Zwyczajne Zycie, ArtEon 3, Poland 2002
- - - Rom Su Sukar, Mosaique/ catalogue, Luxembourg 2002
- - - Existence, Dunski Instytut Kultury catalogue, Poland 2002
Tapio Vapaasalo, Ihmisiä maailman laidalla, Arttu 2, Helsinki 2000
Stefan Ohlsson, Tre vägar, Fotografisk Tidskrift, Sweden 6/ 2000
Nina Gimishanov, Syrjäisten Seutujen Sielut, Vihreä Lanka 46, 17.11.2000
Nina Gimishanov, Portugal, Afrikka, Kirkkonummi, Länsiväyla 90, 12.11.2000
Pascal Martin Saint-Léon, iChickenMoon, Revue Noire, Paris 2000
Benjamin Oroza, Bluetide, critique, UIAH, Helsinki 1998
Tage Poulsen, Bluetide, Katalog 11, Odense 1998
Börje Skruf, Nordic Signs, Arttu 2, Helsinki 1996
Taneli Eskola, Nordic Signs, Arttu 5, Helsinki 1995
Mette Sandbye, Ydre og indre vejr, Weekendavisen, Copenhagen 27.10.1995
Tage Poulsen, Nordtegn, Katalog, Odense 1996
Patrick Kauffmann, I sne og slud, Foto, Film & Video 12, Copenhagen 1992

grants & prizes
Arts Council of Finland 2008-2010
Nordic Culture Fond 2006
Foundation for Swedish Culture in Finland, Project Grant, 2006
Finnish Culture Fond, Project Grant, Teresa and Rafael Lönnström’s foundation, 2006
Quality Support for Publications of Photographic Art, Arts Council of Finland 2005
Finnish Culture Fond, Leo and Regina Wainstein’s foundation 2005
Arts Council of Helsinki 2005
State Grant for Artists, Arts Council of Finland 2005
Finnish Culture Fond 2004
Patricia Seppälä’s foundation 2003
Finnish Culture Fond 2003
Arts Council of Finland 2002
Iværksætterstipendie, Statens Kunstfond, Denmark 2001
Erna and Victor Hasselblad’s foundation, Sweden 2001
Mosaïque Programme Award, Centre national de l’audiovisuel, Luxembourg 2001
State Grant for Artists, Foundation for Swedish Culture in Finland 2001
State Grant for Artists, Arts Council of Finland 2000
Best Foreign Title 2000 for iChickenMoon, Photo-Eye Book Awards, USA 2000
Quality Support for Publications of Photographic Art, Arts Council of Finland 1999
Award for excellent graduation work, University of Art and Design, Helsinki 1998
Udviklingsfonden, The Danish Arts Foundation, Denmark 1998
Cultural Foundation, The Danish Arts Council, Denmark 1997
Design Fond, The Danish Arts Council, Denmark 1996
Produktionspuljen, The Danish Arts Council, Denmark 1995
The Danish-Faroese Cultural Foundation, Denmark 1993

memberships
Union of Artist Photographers in Finland


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