Niko Luoma
Finnish artist based in Trieste and Helsinki
Niko Luoma was born 1970 in Helsinki.
He works in Helsinki and in Trieste.
After his studies at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (grad. 1998), and the New England School of Photography, Boston (grad. 1995), Luoma graduated as MA from the department of photography at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Helsinki in 2003. He taught at the Aalto University as a visiting lecturer from 2003 to 2013. He started as full time lecturer in the department of photography 2015.
Niko Luoma has played a key role internationally for the past twenty years with his experiments in photographic abstraction, combining multiple exposures on the same negative by using light as a raw material. His uniqueness is based around his system-based experiments where the negative becomes a record for its own realization, for the compositions of overlapping planes of color and dimensionality. His analogue working method incorporates the properties of chance into the process of his working, using it as fuel to enhance his attraction to the unknown. Influenced by order, structure, constitution and modification of space and the ideas of sound, flux and velocity.
He is represented in the international collections, including those of Finnish National Gallery (Helsinki, FI), Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art (Helsinki, FI), Danish National Museum of Photography (Copenhagen, DK) and Borusan Contemporary (Istanbul, TR). His monographs “And Time Is No Longer an Obstacle” was published by Hatje Cantz Verlag in 2012 and “For Each Minute – Sixty-Five Seconds” was published be Hatje Cantz Verlag in 2021.
Education
University of Arts and Design, Helsinki, Finland (2003)
SMFA / The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, U.S.A (1998)
New England School of Photography, Boston, MA, U.S.A (1995)
Solo exhibitions
2024
- Adagissimo, PUNCTUM, Tallinn, Estonia (26.9 - 8.12)
2022
- Faith is a Blindspot of Permanence, Cube Oodi, Helsinki
2021
- For Each Minute, Sixty-Five Seconds, Persons Projects, Berlin
- One of Many Epilogues, Gallery Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salzburg
2020
- New Works, Atlas Gallery, London (Virtual)
2018
- Down the Impassible Rivers, Galerie Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salzburg
- Content is a Glimpse of Something, Gallery Taik Persons, Berlin
- Proximity, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz, New York
2017
- Rhythm, Direction and Weight, Atlas Gallery, London
2016
- A Depth Immaculate, Gallery Forsblom, Helsinki.
2015
- Plane Adaption, Gallery Taik Persons, Berlin.
- Temporal Matter, Atlas Gallery, London.
2014
- Variations on a standards of space, Gallery Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salzburg.
- Focus Finland, Gallery Taik Persons, ARCO Madrid
2013
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No Debris, No Ruin, Gallery Taik Persons, Berlin.
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Finnish Frame of Mind, (with Arno Minkkinen), Gallery Valerie Bach, Brussels.
- And Time Is No Longer An Obstacle, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz, New York.
2012
- Symmetrium, Gallery Nikolaus Ruzicska (studio), Salzburg.
- Symmetrium, ABC Berlin, Berlin.
2010
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Equations, Taik Berlin, Berlin.
2009
- Every Now Is a New Past, Gallery Krista Mikkola, Helsinki.
2007
- Flatland, Gallery Haus Schneider / Uschi Kolb, Karlsruhe. Valley of Dying Stars, (with Gabriella Basch & Jukka Korkeila), Galleri Thomassen, Gottenburg.
2006
- One, individual, unconditional, irrelative, range of perception, future me, Gallery 14-1, Stuttgart.
2005
- Passage of Information, Gallery Herrmann & Wagner, Berlin.
2004
- New works, Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki
- Finland Sights, Riihimäki Art Museum, Riihimäki
- Sights, Gallery Häme, Lahti
2003
- Memory Sights, Gallery SPHN, Berlin.
- Rodeo, Koe Tila (with Ville Härkönen), Helsinki
1999
- 2/Kaksi, Gallery Laterna Magica, Helsinki.
1996
- Square Notes, Gallery Laterna Magica, Helsinki.
Group exhibitions (selected)
2022
- Morning Coffee on the Roof of a Town, Serlachius Museum, Mänttä
- A Matter of Pure Form, Kunsthalle Weishaupt, Ulm
- Unique, Atlas Gallery, London
2021
- Another Apocalypse Is Possible. Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul
- Helsinki School 25 years, New Perspectives in Photography, Kunsthalle Helsinki
- Brought to Light, Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York
2020
- 20/20 Twenty Artworks Celebrating Twenty Years, Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York
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Abstrakte Kunst aus der Miettinen Collection, Miettinen Collection, Berlin
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A Kiss Given by Time to Light, Persons Projects, Berlin
2019
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Abstractions, Persons Projects, Berlin
- They are uttered and unfinished, all the loves in the world, part II. BorusanContemporary, Istanbul
- ATLAS Gallery 25 Years, Atlas Gallery, London
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They are uttered and unfinished, all the loves in the world. Borusan Contemporary,Istanbul
2018
- ISCP Fall Open Studios, Brooklyn NYC
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Ich bin ein Riss, Ich will durch wände gehen, Works from the Miettinen Collection and Peter
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Messer Collection, Salon Dahlmann, Berlin
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Killing me softly /, Salon Dahlmann, Berlin
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Color, Colour, Taarasti kunsthalle, Taarasti
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Toisto, Purnu Art Center, Purnu
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Kunst Prägt Geld, Burg Hasegg Münze Hall, Tirol
2017
- Abstract! 100 Years of Abstract Photography, 1917–2017, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
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Finland at 100, Abecita Konst Museum, Borås
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Foto View: Finland, Landskrona Museum, Landskrona
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Samlung Haupt (Berlin)/ 30 Siberlinge – Kunst&Gelb, Mannheimer Kustverein, Mannheim
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Dreamaholic: The Miettinen Collection,Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen
2016
- Soiree Graphique No9 Norden, KOMET, Bern.
- Summer exhibition, Taidekeskus Taarasti, Nastola Deck Voyage, Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul
2015
- I plunge into black holes and emerge intact, Gallery Taik Persons, Berlin
2014
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Celebrated, Atlas Gallery, London
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Summer group exhibition, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz, New York
- Portraying Visions, Entrepreneur 4.0 Award Exhibition, WITTENSTEIN Innovation Factory, Wittenstein
2013
- ISCP Fall Open Studios, Brooklyn NYC
- And Time Is No Longer An Obstacle, Visual Explorations, Metanexus Institute (online exhibition)
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Now and Then; The first five countries of the ECB’s exhibition series, ECB, Frankfurt.
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Money, Money, Money, Kunstforum, Halle.
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Joachim Bandau, Niko Luoma, David Shapiro, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
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Internationaler Welde-Kunstpreis für Fotografie 2013 Shortlist exhibition,Volksbank Kur- und Rheinpfalz, Speyer
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New Wave Finland, Scandinavia House, New York
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RED, Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo
2012
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Helsinki Abstrakt, Galerie Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salzburg
2011
- Sights Unseen, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz, New York
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Inauguration show, Gallery Forsblom, Helsinki
- Helsinki School, Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich
2010
- Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu, Korea Seven Approaches, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz, New York
2008
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Entre chien et loup, EMMA, Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Tapiola
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Fresh Paintings, Gallery 14-1, Stuttgart
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Image and After, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki
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Helsinki by night, Gallery Taik, Berlin
2007
- Photo Finnish, The Stenersen Museum, Oslo
2006
- Nordic Cut, Art Pavilion, Zagreb
- Helsinki School, BÃ¥ros Art Museum, BÃ¥ros
- Dialog, Helsinki School, Langhans Galerie, Prague
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On the road, Gallery Herrmann & Wagner, Berlin
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The Helsinki School, Finnish photography from the 21st century, Hotel de Ville, Bruxelles
2005
- Helsinki School, Photology, Milan
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The Helsinki School, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
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Contemporary Nordic Sculpture 1980 – 2005, Wanås, Knislinge
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Personally / The Helsinki School, Kulturhuset,Stockholm
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European Art in the Southwest Bend, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe
2004
- 30 by taik, the Helsinki School, Finnish Museum of Photogarphy, Helsinki
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M. Gaal, O. Kolehmainen, N. Luoma, Gallery 14-1, Stuttgart
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Quand la photo fait son cinema, Gallerie Photo du Pole Image Haute-Normandie, Rouen
2003
- Quand la photo fait son cinema, Gallerie Nathalie Pariente, Paris
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Quand la photo fait son cinema, Usine corort, Marseiles
- Keep on the asphalt, site specific works in Sarejevo, Tirana, Athens, Helsinki
2001
- Chaos and communication, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
1999
- International Fine Art Exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, New York
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Tenth National Exhibition, Viridian Artists Inc., New York
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Fine Art Competition, New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, NJ
1998
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The Naked and the Nude, Gallery One, Boston MA
- Salon Autonomee, Gallery O.N.I., Boston, MA
- New Directions ´98, Barrett Art Center, NY
1997
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New Directions ´97, Barret House Galleries, NY
- The Short Film Show, White Elephant Gallery, Boston, MA
1996
- Flesh Works, New England School of Photography, Boston, MA
Works in public collections:
Aalto University Foundation
Ars Fennica Foundation
AXA Collection
Borusan Collection
Collection Meeschaert
Danish National Museum of Photography
ECB (European Central Bank) Collection
EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art
Finnish State Art Collection
Foundation Louis Vuitton
Haupt Collection
Helsinki City Art Museum
Hämeenlinna Art Museum
Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art
Kouri Collection
Kunsthalle Weishaupt
Miettinen Collection
Nelimarkka Foundation
Pyynikinlinna Art Museum
Riihimäki Art Museum
Rovaniemi Art Museum
Saastamoinen Foundation
Serlachius Museum
Swedish State Art Council
The Wharf Collection
U.S Department of State Art Collection
Wihuri Foundation
Wanås Foundation
Comissions, Collaborations and Works in Public Spaces
2020 Louis Vuitton Store, Dubai
2019 Louis Vuitton Store, 5th Avenue, New York
2018 Collaboration with UNIQLO Global / SPRZ NY
2015 Embassy of United States, Helsinki
2014 Malmi Hospital, Helsinki
2005 Consulate Genaral of Finland, St. Petersburg
Publications
Artist’s books
2013 One Minute in Grand Central Terminal, handbound A4 book, 36 pages, edition 10
2012 Permutations, handbound A4 book, 24 pages, edition 25
Monographs and Exhibiton Catalogues
2022 A Matter of Pure Form. Constructivist – Concrete Art from Weishaupt Collection
2021 Niko Luoma : For Each Minute, Sixty Five Seconds, Hatje Cantz, 192 pages
2019 The Helsinki School; The Nature of Being, Vol. 6.
2017 Paris Photo by Karl Lagerfeld, Steidl, 232 pages
2017 Foto View: Finland, Landskrona Museum
2016 Dreamoholic – Kunst aus Finnland / Art from Miettinen Collection p 86-87
2014 The Helsinki School; From the past to the future, Vol. 5. p 106-113
Entrepreneur 4.0 Award Exhibition Catalogue, WITTENSTEIN Innovation Factory, Wittenstein
2013 Money, Money, Money, Kunstforum, Halle
2012 Niko Luoma: And Time Is No Longer An Obstacle, Hatje Cantz, 136 pages
The Wharf Art Collection, p.214-215
2011 Polku, Ways Often Wandered, Taidekeskus Honkahovi, p. 66-67
2010 The Helsinki School, Daegu Photo Biennale 2010, p 78-83
2008 Entre chien et loup, EMMA, Espoo Museum of Modern Art, p 13, 26-27, 65
Image and After, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, p 77, 80, 86
2007 The Helsinki School, New Photography from Taik, Hatje Cantz, p74-79
2006 The Helsinki school, Photogarphy by Taik, Hatje Cantz, p 63-67
2005 Contemporary Nordic Sculpture 1980-2005, The WÃ¥nas foundation, p. 39
2004 Niko Luoma, Galerie sphn (HERRMANN & WAGNER), Germany
2003 Keep on the Asphalt, Public art exhibitions Sarajevo, Tirana, Athens, Helsinki
2001 Chaos and Communication, p. 33
Participation in Art Fairs
2022
Paris Photo, Persons Projects
Aipad New York, Atlas Gallery
Art Düsseldorf, Persons Projects
2021
Paris Photo, Persons Projects
Photo London, Atlas Gallery
Chart, Copenhagen, Persons Projects
2020
Photo London Digital, Persons Projects
ARCO, Madrid, Persons Projects
2019
Paris Photo, Gallery Taik Persons
Photo Basel, Atlas Gallery
Photo London, Gallery Taik Persons
AIPAD, New York, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz
ARCO, Madrid, Gallery Taik Persons
Haute Photoraphie, Rotterdam, Atlas Gallery
2018
Paris Photo, Gallery Taik Persons
Artissima, Torino, Gallery Taik Persons
Vienna Contemporary, Gallery Taik Persons
Chart, Copenhagen, Gallery Taik Persons
Photo London, Gallery Taik Persons
Art Brussels, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz
Art Monte-Carlo, Atlas
AIPAD, New York, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz
Photo Fairs San Francisco, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz
The Armory Show, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz
Cape Town Art Fair, Galerie Pascal Janssens
ARCO, Madrid, Gallery Taik Persons
2017
Paris Photo, Gallery Taik Persons
Vienna Contemporary, Gallery Taik Persons
Chart, Copenhagen, Gallery Taik Persons
Photo London, Gallery Taik Persons
AIPAD, New York, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz
Art Basel Hong Kong, Atlas Gallery
ARCO, Madrid, Gallery Taik Persons
Art Geneva, Grob Galley / Atlas
2016
Paris Photo, Gallery Taik Persons
Expo Chicago, Gallery Byce Wolkowitz
Vienna Contemporary, Gallery Taik Persons
Chart, Copenhagen, Gallery Taik Persons
Photo London, Taik Persons
AIPAD, New York, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz
Basel Hong Kong, Atlas Gallery
ARCO, Madrid, Gallery Taik Persons
2015
Paris Photo, Paris, Gallery Taik Persons
Photo Shanghai, Atlas Gallery, London
Vienna Contemporary, Vienna, Gallery Taik Persons
Chart, Copenhagen, Gallery Taik Persons
Photo London, Atlas Gallery
Basel Hong Kong, Atlas Gallery
ARCO, Madrid, Gallery Taik Persons
2014
ARCO, Madrid, Gallery Taik Persons
Vienna Contemporary, Vienna, Gallery Taik Persons
Paris Photo, Paris, Gallery Taik Persons
Chart, Copenhagen, Gallery Taik Persons
AIPAD, New York, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz
Basel Hong Kong, Gallery Nikolaus Ruzicska
Basel Hong Kong, Atlas Gallery
2013
ARCO, Madrid, Gallery Taik Persons
Vienna Contemporary, Vienna, Gallery Taik Persons
Paris Photo, Paris, Gallery Taik Persons
ABC, Berlin, Gallery Taik Persons
AIPAD, New York, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz
2012
Paris Photo, Paris, Gallery Taik
Vienna Contemporary, Vienna, Gallery Taik Persons
Unseen, Amsterdam, Gallery taik
AIPAD, New York, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz
The Armory Show, New York, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz
2011
ARCO, Madrid, Gallery Taik
Vienna Contemporary, Vienna, Gallery Taik Persons
Paris Photo, Paris, Gallery Taik
AIPAD, New York, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz
2010
ARCO, Madrid, Gallery Taik
Paris Photo, Paris, Gallery Taik
Artissima, Torino, Gallery Taik
The Armory Show, New York, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz
Miami Pulse, Miami, Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz
2009
Paris Photo, Paris, Gallery TaiK
Artissima, Torino, Gallery Taik
ArtForum Berlin, Berlin, Gallery Taik
2008
Art Moscow, Gallery Haus Schneider / Uschi Kolb, Karlsruhe
Art Karlsruhe, Gallery Haus Schneider / Uschi Kolb, Karlsruhe
2007
Paris Photo, Paris, Gallery Taik
Berlin Art Forum, Berlin, Gallery Taik
2006
KIAF, Herrmann & Wagner, Seoul
Arte Fiera, Herrmann & Wagner, Bologna
Berlin Art Forum, Berlin, Gallery Taik
Paris Photo, Paris, Galery Taik
2005
Artissima, Torino,Photology
Paris Photo, Paris, Gallery Taik
Berlin Art Forum, Berlin, Gallery Taik
Palm Beach3, Miami, Herrmann & Wagner
2004
Berlin Art Forum, Berlin, Gallery Taik
Paris Photo, Paris, Gallery taik
Art Cologne, Cologne, Gallery SPHN
2003
Berlin Art Forum, Berlin, Gallery taik
Paris Photo, Paris, Gallery taik
2002
Berlin Art Forum, Berlin, Gallery taik
Stockholm Art Fair, Gallery Taik
2001
Berlin Art Forum, Berlin, Gallery Taik
Stockholm Art Fair, Gallery Taik
2000
Stockholm Art Fair, Gallery Taik
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