ABOUT – JOONA NISKANEN

Hello,

My name is Joona Niskanen. I am a 45-year-old art creator from Helsinki, Finland.

For me, creating art is about freeing my imagination. Above all, it's a way to express myself. My main medium is photography. I create images that open up a view to a new, surreal world. In my works, the creative process is instinctive (read here) and this delivers my art the unique touch.

Visually, my art is influenced by movies, music and space exploration. In my works, the reality becomes the surreal.

This transformation inspires me.

You're invited.

BIOGRAPHY

Joona began photographing at the age of 27. This was the time when he received a compact digital camera as a birthday present. Soon, the camera became his artistic companion and with street photography, he explored the dimensions of our perceived reality. Alongside, Joona began to create surrealist art projects.

Joona derives his artistic inspiration from surrealism and its related dream world. His main medium is photography. Besides, he creates digital art. His black and white photographs have been featured in Black & White -Magazine and in PhotoPlace Gallery in the United States.

Today, he lives and creates in Helsinki, Finland.

EXHIBITIONS

Galleria Albert IX, Helsinki, Finland,

Space Portraits (Digital paintings)

Gallery exhibition: September 27 - October 3, 2021.

NVAL 2016 International Juried Photography Show,

Carter House Gallery, California, USA.

“Photography: The Full Spectrum”

Gallery exhibition: May 3 – June 4, 2016.

Silver selections (2 images): “The Hands”, “Unknown journey”.