Edition 2012

Nelli Palomäki

Born in 1981 in Forssa, Finland. Lives and works in Isnäs, Finland.
Nelli Palomäki studied at the London College of Communication (MA in photography, Victor Fellowship Grant), the Aalto University School of Art and Design in Helsinki (MA in photography) and Arts Academy at Turku University of Applied Sciences (BA in photography). Selected solo and group shows include the Aperture and Bruce Silverstein galleries in New York, Kulturhuset in Stockholm, the Purdy Hicks gallery and Next Level Projects in London, Helsinki City Art Museum, Hasselblad Center in Gothenburg, Daegu Photo Biennale in South Korea, the National Museum of Photography in Copenhagen and Paris Photo 2009-2011. In 2010, Palomäki placed 2nd in Sony World Photography Awards in portraiture category and the same year Hasselblad Foundation awarded her the Victor Fellowship Grant for her studies in London. She is one of the young emerging artists in the reGeneration2 project. Palomäki is represented by the TAIK gallery, Berlin.
  • 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