Helsinki
1.4.–3.5.2026

Photographic Gallery Hippolyte
Open: Tue-Fri 12–17, Sat-Sun 12–16, closed on Mondays


Strategy of Gestures – Analog Practice Exhibition

Strategy of Gestures is a group exhibition exploring memory, bodies, and history through analog photography and moving image. Featuring nine international artists, the show presents handcrafted works in silver gelatin, platinum-palladium, and other material-based processes. Curated by Clément Beraud and Natalia Kopkina. →

✦ FREE ENTRY ✦

Helsinki Central Library Oodi
Open: Mon–Fri 8–21, Sat–Sun 10–20

Handmade Books Exhibition

Handmade Books Exhibition showcases 43 artist books and experimental publications from Finland to Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Canada, and Europe. The works explore the book as a tactile, embodied, and shared experience, using diverse materials and playful, low-cost techniques. Slow, handcrafted processes highlight touch, movement, and the physicality of reading while reflecting on memory, history, and community. Curated by Natalia Kopkina and Hikari Nishida. →

✦ FREE ENTRY ✦

Helsinki Central Library Oodi | Kino Regina
Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th, 10–13

Analog Film Screenings

A curated selection of analog films, focusing on the depth and richness of 16mm and other formats. The screenings offer artists, filmmakers, and enthusiasts a chance to explore the unique aspects of analog filmmaking and discuss the preservation of analog traditions in a digital age and the future of analog films. Curated by Clément Beraud and Minna Nurmi.→

✦ FREE ENTRY ✦

Finnish Museum of Photography | Process Space
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th, 12:00–17:00

Symposium on Artistic Research in Analog Practices – Sustainable Body

The two-day symposium brings together international voices exploring how analog image-making — including still and moving images — shapes contemporary artistic practice. In line with the festival’s focus on embodiment, materiality, and ecological responsibility, the program highlights sustainable darkroom practices and analog processes as forms of resistance to digital acceleration. The keynote speaker is The Sustainable Darkroom. →

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Helsinki Central Library Oodi
Saturday 18th 15–18

Panel Discussion – Analog Futures

Analog Futures is an international panel discussion on the present and future of analog photography, exploring how analog practices evolve and shape contemporary visual culture. Speakers will be announced closer to the event. →

✦ FREE ENTRY ✦

Central Library Oodi
15:00

As part of the Helsinki Analog Festival, the Young Photographer Award finalists will be announced on 18 April at Central Library Oodi in Helsinki. The award celebrates photographers aged 16–21 and gives them a chance to explore analog photography and showcase their work. →

✦ FREE ENTRY ✦

Mörk Darkroom | Vallila Studio Centre
March–May

Workshops

A series of workshops celebrating analog and handcrafted art, led by international and Finnish artists, focusing on materiality, slow making, and sustainable darkroom practices at the B&W Mörk darkroom of the Finnish Darkroom Association. →

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