JANNE LEHTINEN
Born 1970 in Karhula, Finland
EDUCATION
University of fine arts, MA photography, Helsinki 2002
Lahti Polytechnic, Institute of Design, BA photography 1994 - 1998
SACRED BIRD
"Telling the story of a young man - the author himself - and his attempts to fly with different kinds of self-made aeroplanes and wings, the photographic series "Sacred bird" by Finnish photographer Janne Lehtinen (°1970) presents a fictional narrative based on autobiographical facts. Lehtinen - the son of a renowned glider pilot - tries to relive the experiences of his father while himself attempting to leave the ground behind. His numerous efforts to oppose the force of gravity never come to anything, however, and the giant leap into infinity never occurs. While the models he conceives are extravagant, surreal and impressive in their construction, they are nevertheless destined to fail, and remain purposeless, anachronistic reinventions of the human-powered prototypes which marked the pioneering days of aviation. (...)" (Dominique Somers)
☁ JANNE LEHTINEN @ HELSINKI SCHOOL ☁
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