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Photo: Sami Perttilä

Photo: Sami Perttilä

Photo: Sami Perttilä
Sami Perttilä
PHOTOGRAPHY
1975, SUOMI
1975, SUOMI
IMMOBILE
Statement
A car was rusting away in the forest near my childhood home. The other
boys and myself used to kick at it, I alone tried to fix it. In my
mind, I brought it to life. Since then, I have returned to those
feelings with my camera. I photograph in the dark or twilight scrap
cars that I've found. I use long exposure times, during which I move
around the field of view, lighting the car and the forest with coloured
lights. I create stages that would not exist without me. The camera
remembers what it sees with a logic of its own. The finished image is
the sum of experience and coincidence, a two-dimensional surface, which
I can, nevertheless, dive into and discover my long-lost fantasy
playgrounds. I photograph the fringes of industrial society and the
ruins of modern life. Nature receives the offering of a metal cow in
her tender bosom and rocks it to sleep. Goliath Hansa and Elite Deluxe.
There they lie, silent witnesses to man’s dreams.
Biography
Sami Perttilä studied photography at the University of Art and Design
Helsinki and graduated with an M.A. in 2006. During his studies, he
participated in numerous projects. His photographs have been exhibited
in Finland, Japan and Lithuania. His final thesis work, Immobile, has
toured several towns as an exhibition and Multikustannus Oy published a
book of the same name in autumn 2006. Perttilä is currently a freelance
photographer and works on new books for Multikustannus.
Contact information
+358 50 544 7562
perttila(at)gmail.com
perttila(at)gmail.com
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