Tiina & Orlan RAUHALA & OHTONEN

Finnish Museum of Photography, chief curator & curator, Finland

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Tiina Rauhala works as a chief curator at the Finnish Museum of Photography. She has strong experience in curating and producing photography exhibitions in the Museum’s diverse programme. Rauhala is also a founding member of the Political Photography Festival. Festival of Political Photography is a multidisciplinary event dedicated to politically conscious photography that encourages photographers, artists, researchers, and the general public to engage actively in social debate and make their voices heard on key issues facing our society.

 

Orlan Ohtonen is a curator, writer and community organiser based in Helsinki, Finland. Currently they work as a Curator of Exhibitions at the Finnish Museum of Photography. They have been actively building self-organised platforms for intersectional art practices since 2014, as part of the collectives ‘nynnyt’; as Co-Founder of feminist and anti-racist workspace Poimu; and as Co-Founder and Co-Director of Feminist Culture House. Orlan’s curatorial research is focused on critical management and trans cultural production.
They have graduated from Aalto University in Helsinki with an MA in Curating, Managing and Mediating Art (2015); and from Central Saint Martins in London with an MA in Fine Art (2006).
English - Finnish
  • 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