Shoot Gallery proudly presents Milja Laurila and Anna Reivilä. The exhibition features the work of two Finnish artists representing the younger generation of the Helsinki School,
a revolution brought to contemporary photography.

Opening Reception Friday 12 May, 6-8 pm
Anna Reivilä will be present

Exhibition periode: 12.05 - 18.06.17
Exhibition hours: Tue - Sun 12-5 pm
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Milja Laurila (1982), lives and works in Helsinki, Finland.
Laurila graduated from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 2010, where she is currently pursuing her doctoral studies. Her most recent shows include:
In Their Own Voice, Gallery Taik Persons, Berlin, DE, Un problème féminin, Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland (2016), Medi-cine in Art, MOCAK, Museum of Contemporary Art Krakow, Poland (2016), Magnetic Sleep, Photographic Centre Peri, Turku, Finland (2015), To remember: The Enigma of Memory, 2902 Gallery, Signapore (2013), Museum of Instability, Helsinki University Museum (2013), and A Room of One’s Own, together with Hannele Rantala, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki (2011).

Anna Reivila (1988), lives and works in Helsinki Finland.
Reivila graduated from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 2015 with a Master of Arts. Her most recent shows include:
2017; Purdy Hicks Gallery, London, UK, Stockholm Market Art Fair, Stockholm, S, Marked Sites, Gallery Taik Persons, Berlin, DE, Artissima, Gallery Taik Persons, Torino, IT, Paris Photo, Gallery Taik Persons, Paris, FR, Vienna Contemporary, Gallery Taik Persons, Vienna, AT. 2016; Photo London, Gallery Taik Persons, London, UK, ARCO, Gallery Taik Persons, Madrid. Upcoming 2017; Photo London, Gallery Taik Persons, London, UK, Landskrona Museum, group exhibition, S, Landskrona, Sweden, Shoot Gallery, Oslo, N.

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The Helsinki School represents a selected group of artists who have either taught, graduated or attended Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
It was originally conceived in the early 1990´s as an educational model for introducing the use of the photographic process as a conceptual tool.
Today it has grown into one of the most internationally recognizable programs of its kind in the world. It exemplifies an approach to teaching that combines the conceptualization of the content with the professional skills needed to realize, present and build a sustainable career.

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All images ©The artists, courtesy Gallery Taik Persons and Shoot Gallery.