Nanna Hänninen - Recordings

Nanna Hänninen (Finland, 1973) studied at the Lahti Institute of Design in Finland, the Hochschule für Kunst und Gestaltung in Zürich and the University of Art and Design in Helsinki. She became Master of Arts (Photography) from University of Art and Design (UIAH) in Helsinki in 2002 and she is part of The Helsinki School . With regards to her style, mental and social structures as well as experiencing the culture are the basic themes of Hänninen’s work. Her interest in photography is the tension between rational and irrational subjects and ideas or reality and fiction, which is given by photography itself. Even if some images and themes seem unreal or chosen randomly the photograph makes to keep relationships with the reality. Her works have been shown in several solo shows and numerous group exhibitions and are part of international institutional and private collections. She has also received numerous awards, like 2008 Nomination for Carnegie Art Award and 2010 Nomination for the Prix Pictet on the series Recordings. This book has been published in conjunction with the solo exhibition of Nanna Hänninen at the Museum Sonderjillan-Kunstmuseet i Tonder 2008.