I L K K A   H A L S O


born in Orimattila, Finland 1965
living Orimattila, working in Helsinki
                  
EDUCATION

Master of Arts, 1992, University of Art and Design in Helsinki (UIAH)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2004Quicksilver Galerie für Gegenwartskunst, Berlin
Rubicon Gallery, Dublin
2003Galleri Magnus Åklundh, Malmö
2002Institut Finlandais, Paris
Häme-Gallery, Lahti
2001Photography Center, Mikkeli
Lusto – Finnish Forest Museum, Punkaharju
2000F48 Fotografisk Galleri, Stockholm
RESTORATION, Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki
1998EXCAVATIONS – KAIVAUKSIA, Cable Factory, Helsinki
1997ANATOMISCH CABINET, museological installation
Esplanade stage, Helsinki
1994CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, Kluuvi gallery / Helsinki City Art Museum,
Orimattila Art Museum
1991EVOLUTION, Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki
DE PTERYGOTIS, Orimattila Library

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2004 Galeria Salvador Diaz, Madrid
Roellin | Duerr Galerie, St. Gallen
30 by TaiK – The Helsinki School, The Finnish Museum of Photography,
Helsinki
Fata morgana, le Crédac, Centre d'art contemporain d'Ivry
MOMENTUM, Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art, Moss
Chassez le Naturel… 4th Biennale de Liege
Platsens Natur, Gävle konstcentrum
Alue Hämeessä, Regional Exhibition of Häme area, Lahti
2003SUOMI, Galerie Frank, Paris
The Cube, installation, Lepaa
3th Ars Baltica Triennial, Stadtgalerie Kiel
(2003-2005 also in Bergen, Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn, Pori, Malmö)
New Realities, Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg
2002On the Edge of the Unknown, Kultur-Räume im Norden, Kultur abteilung
Bayer, Leverkusen
XXVII Pontevedra Biennial
VII Mänttä Art Weeks – summer exhibition, Mänttä
Photography and Video in Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere
2001NORDIC, The leisure club Mogadishni, Cobenhagen,
FINLANDIA!, Fotografisk Center, Cobenhagen
Finnish Photography, Galleri Christian Dam, Oslo
FOTOFINLANDIA 2000 prize competition, Cable Factory, Helsinki
2000Söderhamn Fotobiennale, Söderhamns Museum, Sweden
1999Invisible Light, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
1998Suviniemi Summit, Danielson–Kalmari’s villa, Vääksy
Me Myself and I, Gallery TaiK
The Drum and the Camera, Gallen-–Kallela Museum, Espoo
1997NATURA LUMEN, Turku castle
1996FOTOFINLANDIA – 96 finalists, Cable Factory, Helsinki
MUISTOJA SYVÄLTÄ – Divers memories, Pielinen Museum, Lieksa
DIVERS MEMORIES. The Manchester Museum, England
NORTHERN REFLECTIONS, Gray’s Gallery, Robert Gordon University,
Aberdeen
1995PRIVATE LANDSCAPES, Art Center Taarasti, Nastola
THE SCRIPT, The 2nd Triennale of Finnish Photography,
Kunsthalle Helsinki
The 100.th exhibition of Finnish Artists, Kunsthalle Helsinki
1992ON THE BORDER, regional exhibition of Uusimaa, Cable Factory, Helsinki
1991FOTOFINLANDIA–90 Prize competition, The Finnish Museum of Photography,
Helsinki Finland

OTHER WORKS

2004The Cube, video, 16" (making of the Cube - installation)
1995PETO (The Beast) documentary film, cinematography and editing, script with Juha
Suonpää, Swamphead Oy
1992KARHUMETSÄ (The Bear and the photographer),27" documentary film,
cinematography and editing, Swamphead Oy
1990DE PTERYGOTIS or Manual for Insect Construction, printed portfolio, University of
Art and Design, Helsinki

PRIZES

1994Nuori Suomi, Art prize of the Finnish State

WORKS IN COLLECTION

The Finnish Museum of Photography
Helsinki City Art Museum
Finnish State Art Collection
Pentti Kouri Collection
Collection Rocca
Oulu Art Museum
Suomen Gallup oy
City of Tampere
Telenor, Oslo
Collection Thyssen
FNAC
Malmö Art Museum
KIASMA - Museum of Contemporary Art
Private collections in Finland, France, Belgium, Norway, Ireland, Germany, USA
and Switzerland