Jouko Lehtola

In early 2012, Kiasma acquired 19 photographs from the Jouko Lehtola Foundation. The selection was based on discussions between the museum and Lehtola in spring 2010 prior to his death.

Jouko Lehtola (1963–2010) earned an international reputation as a Finnish contemporary photographer. His career began in the 1990s when he photographed rock stars and guests at summer music festivals. Over the years, his themes became more serious and socially critical. Stories about everyday life became condensed into a single shattering moment that was captured in the pictures as traces, objects or places.

Jouko Lehtola