Edition 2012

Jaana Maijala

Born in 1984 in Ylistaro, Finland. Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland.
Jaana Maijala is an artist dealing with the combination of photography and drawing, and an occasional passion for performance art. She has studied classical arts and holds a BA degree in photography. Her artistic ambitions concern mass, gravity, attraction, encounters and the Romantic era poetry. She draws like god. At the moment, Maijala is continuing her photography studies in the MA program of the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. She is also a member of the renowned group of photographers, The Helsinki School, and has taken part in various group exhibitions in Europe and the U.S. This is her first solo show.
  • Institutional partners

    • République Française
    • Région Provence Alpes Côté d'Azur
    • Département des Bouches du Rhône
    • Arles
    • Le Centre des monuments nationaux est heureux de soutenir les Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles en accueillant des expositions dans l’abbaye de Montmajour
  • Main partners

    • Fondation LUMA
    • BMW
    • SNCF
    • Kering
  • Media partners

    • Arte
    • Lci
    • Konbini
    • Le Point
    • Madame Figaro
    • France Culture