My Bmx photo exhibition “Kun Kaikki Unohtui” / “When everything was forgotten” was held at mbar (Helsinki, Finland) 29.7 – 20.8.2010.

When I ride my bmx and try some tricks I have to concentrate a lot or I just fall in to happy mode by having good time with my good friends. That is when "everything gets forgotten". With everything I mean the daily stress of work, money, relationships and so on list goes on. That might not happen always but usually it does and it is really relaxing. Maybe one could compare it to meditation.

Sometimes I have been thinking if people get the same out of running or gym, I doubt they do because I run etc. also with all the daily things pumping in my head. What Im saying is that my photos on this exhibition were about the highlight moments where the rider does not think any thing else than the trick and is in meditative mode and specially really happy after nailing that bad ass move. The meditative aspect is really big part of these sports, at least I think so!

It was part of URB10 urban art festival organised by Kiasma contemporary art museum. There were total 16 photos on the walls and huge photo slideshow projected to the outside wall of cinema called Bio Rex. Prints were done at Luova with Ilford Gallerie Smooth Pearl photo paper and 2mm dibond boards. This exhibition is ready to travel around now! If you know or have some cool place (gallerie, bar, shop…etc. ) to set it up , please feel free to contact me and throw ideas. All of the prints are also for sale, ask prices etc. via email.

BIGBIG THANKS goes to: amazing riders performing in the photos (Érico, Pedro, Marv, Adrè, Raigo, Martti, Aleksi, Toon, Tiago, Veiko, Daniel and Kert) , my supportive family, Kiasma URB crew, Signature bmx shop , Luova, Egle, mbar and all my friends for the support and kind words!