Marja Helander (born 29 August 1965)[1] is a Finnish urban Sámi photographer, artist and filmmaker.[2]
Marja Helander | |
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 Sámi photographer, video artist, visual artist and film-maker Marja Helander in October 2018 | |
| Born | August 29, 1965 Helsinki |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Education | University of Helsinki |
| Website | http://www.marjahelander.com/ |
Early life
editMarja Helander was born in Helsinki, Finland, where she still works and lives.[3] Helander's mother is Finnish and her father is a Sámi from Utsjoki.[4] Even though Helander grew up in Helsinki, she spent her vacations with her father's family in Utsjoki.
Education
editFrom 1985-1986, Helander studied at the University of Helsinki. In 1986, she started studying painting at the Liminka Art College. In 1988, she graduated from the Liminka Art School and she started studying visual arts at the Lahti Institute of Fine Arts, from which she graduated in 1992. After that she started to study photography at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, Finland, graduating in 1999.[1] Since Helander learned Finnish and not Sámi at home, she moved at some point to Inari to study the Sámi language and culture at the Sámi Education Institute (Northern Sami: Sámi oahpahusguovddáš).[4]
Awards
edit- 1994 – Fotofinlandia finalist
- 2018 – Risto Jarva Award for Birds in the Earth[5][6][7]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Marja Helander - Curriculum vitae". Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ Larsen, Dan Robert (28 September 2015). "Filmfestival i Toronto setter internasjonalt søkelys på samisk film" [Film festival in Toronto puts an international spotlight on Sami film]. NRK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ Hautala-Hirvioja, Tuija; Kuusikko, Riitta; Lundström, Jan-Erik, eds. (2014). "Marja Helander". Saamelaista nykytaidetta = Dálá Sámi dáidda = Sámi contemporary (in Finnish, Northern Sami, and English). Rovaniemi: Rovaniemi Art Museum. p. 26. ISBN 978-952-9554-49-2. OCLC 1369708279.
- ^ a b Ahvenjärvi, Kaisa; Valkonen, Sanna (2014). "Avaran maiseman kuvaajat – Haastattelussa Outi Pieski ja Marja Helander" [Photographers of the open landscape - Outi Pieski and Marja Helander in an interview]. Agon Rovaniemi Verkkojulkaisu (in Finnish). 43 (3). Rovaniemi: Agon: pohjoinen tiede- ja kulttuurilehti. ISSN 1799-1900. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Meet the artist: Marja Helander". AV-Arkki. 11 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ Kiviranta, Varpu (11 March 2018). "Risto Jarva -palkinto saamelaiselokuvalle Maan sisällä linnut" [The Risto Jarva award for the Sámi film The Birds in the Land]. Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Marja Helander". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.