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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Joakim Eskildsen, Photographer
Dec 8 2007, 02:18
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