Finally after weeks of planning, printing and framing I am set of to Helsinki early morning Wednesday the 7th of November. I take the train to Stockholm and manage to have lunch at Fotografiska with a friend and take the ferry that same evening from Stockholm to Finland. I arrive on Thursday morning and after a quick coffee with the gallery curator I install the images in 4 hours time manage to check in to the hotel and back just in time for the opening. After the opening the whole party continues at a bar owned by Finnish movie director Aki Kaurismäki.
Friday I have a I go sightseeing in excellent Helsinki and see some lovely 20th century Jugend architecture, art galleries and have a coffee in spectacular and minimal Panorama Bar in the top of a tower.
On Saturday I visit some more galleries and take the famous (infamous?) Finland Ferry and experience the very special atmosphere there in their Casino Bar. Sunday I´m back in Stockholm and after a lunch with a friend at Restaurang Panorama on top of Kulturhuset I take the train back to Malmö and arrive late ...exhausted and happy :-)
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Photo showing the deck at the Finland Ferry and a photo at the Stockholm docks just leaving the harbour in the evening
The entrance of Gallery Hippolyte, an old cinema turned into a gallery for contemporary photography
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Installing the exhibition on the same day of arrival 4 hours before the opening. Here I totally fall in love with the laser leveler borrowed from the gallery. Excellent stuff, and after installing so many exhibitions during the years ..arranging and hanging pictures suddenly has become a pleasure. Im going to get me one of these for sure
The gallery interior and exhibition |
Splendid view over central Helsinki from amazing panorama bar at Art Nouveau Hotel Torni
Life boats on upper deck of the ferry from Helsinki back to Sweden
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