Sami Funke
Basic information
b. 1968, Mikkeli
Photographer, Visual Artist B.A.
Residence: Otava
Contact information
Email: studio.funke@gmail.com
Artist’s Statement
Artistic work has been strongly involved in all the time I've been photographing and drawing, since I was a teenager. First as a hobby, and later I focused on it completely, as well as making other art as well. I have also collaborated with other artists both in Finland and abroad.
I draw my attention to the various things around me and examine them through the means of art. Photography is the main way I make art. A documentary approach is often characteristic of my photographs. However, both in some of the photographs and in other artistic work, the senses and the feeling of how I experience objects and things are more present. I often work with series and the form of longer-term projects.
I draw my attention to the various things around me and examine them through the means of art. Photography is the main way I make art. A documentary approach is often characteristic of my photographs. However, both in some of the photographs and in other artistic work, the senses and the feeling of how I experience objects and things are more present. I often work with series and the form of longer-term projects.
Current information
2024 exhibitions:- 23.2.-13.4.2024: Parasta Ennen, Culture Center Poleeni, Pieksämäki, group exhibition: Sami Funke, Susanna Tyrväinen, Mika Törönen, Kirsimaria E. Törönen
- 24.5.-28.7.2024 Aikamatkalla / Taidekatu 2024, Pieksämäki. Group exhibition
