b. 1987
Salo, Finland
Based in
Helsinki, Finland
Lives and works in
Myllypuro Artist Village, Helsinki.
Artist Statement
Karl Ketamo works in a multidisciplinary approach towards photography, moving image, sculpture and installation. A common thread in his work is the use of the use found images and objects, which he recycles, reworks, and presents in a new manner. Maintaining a close relation to the original subject at hand, Ketamo’s working methods enable him to suggest new meanings and interpretations which underlie the seemingly ordinary subjects of his work.
With a tendency towards open-endedness and an interplay between various mediums his work cast questions on landscape as a medium with complex and critical histories in narration of national identities, commodification of nature and the climate crisis.
Ketamo holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in photography from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (Netherlands) and a Master of Arts in photography from Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Ketamo’s works have been on display, for example, at the Eye Film Institute in Amsterdam, the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament, the Photoville Photo Festival in New York, the Finnish Museum of Photography and gallery Hippolyte in Helsinki.
His works are in public and private collections.
Education
Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Master of Arts
Helsinki
2017-2020
Royal Academy of Art
Bachelor of Art
The Hague, Netherlands
2012-2016
Lahti Folk School
Diploma in Photographic studies
Lahti, Finland
2011-2012
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Booked 2024 (September 2024)
Taidekeskus Itä, Lappeenranta
Booked 2024
MUU Helsinki Contemporary Art Centre, Helsinki
Teos 2024
Cable factory, Helsinki
2023
Jäähyväiset maisemalle / Farewell to the Landscape (yksityisnäyttely)
Galleria Huuto, Helsinki
Jäähyväiset maisemalle / Farewell to the Landscape (yksityisnäyttely)
Galleria Mältinranta, Tampere, Finland
2021
Among Other Things (yksityisnäyttely)
Persons Projects
Berlin
Kuusisto Art Manor
I am responsible of the future of breathing!
Kaarina, Finland
2020
Kosminen Salonki
Helsinki
Related Realities, Backlight Photo Festival
Gallery Himmelblau
Tampere, Finland
2019
Figures (yksityisnäyttely)
Gallery Hippolyte
Helsinki
Blurring the Lines
Fotodok
Utrecht, Netherlands
2018
fin.land
The Finnish Museum of Photography
Helsinki
Re: Search
Schiedam Photofestival
Schiedam, Netherlands
Blurring the Lines
Carrousel De Louvre
Paris
S P A C E D
Gallery Lapinlahti
Helsinki
Status Flux
Test Lab, Vapaan taiteen tila
Helsinki
2017
(Un)bound
Rotterdam Photo at Photoville,
New York
Staging the Inhabitable
Theater het Fijnhout, Group exhibition
Amsterdam
2016
Fotobokfestival Oslo
Photobooks from Finland
Oslo
2016 Days of Awesome photo-books
Gallery Lhgwr
The Hague, Netherlands
Off Print Paris
Royal Academy of Art The Hague in Off Print
Paris
Tell Me What Do You Think
Gallery Twelve Twelve
The Hague, The Netherlands
Museum Night
Rietveld Theater
Delft, The Netherlands
The Migrant (Moving) Image
EYE film institute
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Steenbergen Stipendium Exhibition
Netherlands Photo Museum
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Nieuwe Lichting
Studio Pulchri
The Hague, The Netherlands
Expansion Festival
KABK graduation festival
The Hague, The Netherlands
What’s Good?!
Melkweg
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Endless Possibilities
Raamweg 47
The Hague, The Netherlands
COLLECTIONS
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
The Hague, The Netherlands
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
The Hague, The Netherlands
MALcollection, Modern Art
Loppersum, The Netherlands
CONTACT
Available for example for photography, lectures & workshops etc. anywhere
Always up for collaborations, coffee and meeting new people!
karlk@karlketamo.com
+358 45 1323 122
Website design by Karl Ketamo /
Illustrations by Oskar Ketamo