Festival of Political Photography 2024

Mass hysteria, do-it-yourself art and resistance to social oppression – Festival of Political Photography celebrates its 10th anniversary with a new exhibition <p>Mass hysteria, do-it-yourself art and resistance to social oppression – Festival of Political Photography celebrates its 10th anniversary with a new exhibition at The Finnish Museum of Photography.</p><p>The theme of Festival of Political Photography 2024 is diagnosis. The works in the festival highlight the collective resistance to the diagnosis of the individual. The exhibition asks what if the problem is societal structures, and it is society rather than individuals that needs curing.</p><p>The festival will feature photographers and artists: Laia Abril (On Mass Hysteria), Myriam Boulos (What’s Ours), August Joensalo (F64.8 - Other gender identity disorder), Jan Kaila (Elis Sinistö and Villa Mehu – Do-it-yourself life) and Phan Nguyen (ManiQueer).</p><p>Festival of Political Photography (PVF) was founded in 2014 and celebrates its 10th anniversary. The festival is an international and multidisciplinary event dedicated to politically conscious photography that encourages photographers, artists, researchers, and the general public to engage actively in social debate and make their voices heard on key issues facing the society.<br>&nbsp;</p><p>Finnish Museum of Photography<br>31.1.-5.5.2024</p><p>Tue, Thu-Sun 11.00-18.00</p><p>Wed 11.00-20.00</p><p>Admission fee 6/16€, under 18 yrs free entry</p>

Location

Finnish Museum of Photography

Kaapeliaukio 3

Helsinki

00180

Locate

60.161884, 24.905807