Info
About
Photographer, designer and multimedia artist, Sami Sakari Mikkonen, is located in Tampere, Finland where he currently lives, studies and works.
Electronic musician and professional DJ since 2006.
Contact
For commissions, collaborations, general philosophical rants and all other inquiries please feel free to write to me at: contact
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samisakari
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com
I’m available for photography sessions, video production and graphic design related projects.
Statement
My work explores the unifying fabric of experiences that run deeper than the superficial layers of cultural forms which divide human tribes from each other. Cyclic nature of existence, impermanence of all material things and the universal needs we share are some of the recurrent themes.
I do not limit myself to any one method of working, but rather utilize different mediums to create a wide range of connections with the participants. Employing the modern and vintage tools of the commercial media production – cameras, lenses, computer software and analog hardware – I seek a balance between a carefully controlled approach and giving space for the unpredictability of analog and organic materials.
In this way, I’m reconciling my uneasy alliance with the technology that is driving us apart and ever more disconnected.
2023
- Sami Sakari, Raina, Tampere
- Fragments of Erosion, Nykyaika, Tampere
- New Rays, Backlight Photo Festival, Tampere
2022
- Ephemeral, Raina, Tampere
- Connections, Mediapolis, Tampere
- Realm, Kunstmatrix, Virtual
- DigitalBigScreen, Trbovlje, Slovenia
2021
- Galleria Kyy, Tampere