Joakim Eskildsen

Born 1971 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Education
1998 University of Art and Design, Helsinki, MA, FI
1992 Apprentice at Royal Court photographer Rigmor Mydtskov, Copenhagen, DK

Solo Exhibitions (selected)

 2023 Home Works, Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen, DK

2018 American Realities, Haus des Buches, Leipzig, DE

2017 Nordic Signs and The Roma Journeys, Purdy Hicks Gallery, London, UK 

2016 American Realities, Stiftung Bayerisches Amerikahaus, München, DE 

2016 The Roma Journeys, Gallery Taik Persons, Berlin, DE 

2016 Purdy Hicks, London, EN 

2016 Polka galerie, Paris, FR 

2016 En värld jag kan tro på, Strandverket, Marstrand, Sweden, SE 

2016 FO.KU.S-Foto Kunst Stadtforum, Innsbruck, Austria, AT 

2015-16 En verden jeg kan tro på, The National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen, DK 

2015 Process and Pictures, The National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen, DK

 2013 American Realities / Home Works, Gallery TAIK, Berlin, DE 

2013 The Roma Journeys, Museum of Image and Sound, São Paulo, BR 

2013 American Realities, Robert Morat Galerie, Hamburg, DE 

2013 The Roma Journeys, Galerie 5 and Dalerie Dityvon, Angers, FR 

2012 Les Festivales Photographiques du Trégor, L’imagerie, Lannion, FR 

2012 Romska resor, Mångkulturellt centrum, Botkyrka, SE

 2012 The Roma Journeys, Mai-Photographies, Max Jacob Gallery, Quimper, FR 

2012 The Roma Journeys, VB Photographic Centre, Kuopio, FI

 2012 The Roma Journeys, De Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, NL 

2011 The Roma Journeys, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, Oregon, US 

2011 Kristianstads museum, Kristianstad, SE 

2011 Landskrona konsthall, Landskrona, SE 

2011 Robert Morat Galerie, Hamburg, DE 

2011 Perspektivet Museum, Tromsø, NO 

2010 Pushkin Museum, Moscow, RU 

2010 Noorderlicht Gallery, Groningen, NL

 2010 Helsingør Bibliothek, Helsingør, DK

2009 Die Romareisen, Kunsthalle in Emden, Emden, DE 

2009 Dokumentations- und Kulturzentrum Deutscher Sinti und Roma, Heidelberg, DE 

2009 The Roma Journeys, FotoArtFestival, Bielska-Biala, PL

 2009  Die Romareisen, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, CH 

2009 The Roma Journeys, La Galerie de l’Instant, Paris, FR 

2009 Die Romareisen, Morat Institut für Kunst und Kunstwissenschaft, Freiburg, DE 

2008 Les voyages roms, Institut finlandais, Paris, FR 

2008 The Roma Journeys, Hellenic American Union, Athens, GR

2008 Die Romareisen, Cicero Galerie für politische Fotografie, Berlin, DE

2008 The Roma Journeys, Side Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB 

2008  Die Romareisen, Robert Morat Galerie, Hamburg, DE 

2008  Die Romareisen, Städtische Galerie, Iserlohn, DE 

2007 Roma rejserne, Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Copenhagen, DK 

2007 Romska resor, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, SE

 2007 Le romané phirimàta, Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, FI

 2006 Nordic Signs, Synart Art Gallery, Frankfurt / Main, DE 

2005 iChickenMoon, Synart Art Gallery, Frankfurt / Main, DE 

2004 Zwei Fotografen aus Finnland (with Pentti Sammallahti), Ulmer Kunstverein, Ulm, DE 

2003 iChickenMoon, Galleri Image, Århus, DK 

2002 iChickenMoon, Galerie Pernkopf, Berlin, DE 

2002 Pentti Sammallahti und Joakim Eskildsen, Galerie Albrecht, Munich, DE 

2001 Requiem & Nordic Signs, Galerie Fotohof, Salzburg, AT

Group Exhibitions (selected)

2024 Copenhagen Photo Festival, Galleri KANT, Copenhagen, DK
2017 Sulle vie dell'Illuminazione, MASI Lugano, CH
2017 In Skagen's Light, Museum Künst der Westküste, DE
2016 Nivågaards Malerisamling, Denmark, DK
2016 Andvari, The National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík, IS
2014 Darkness & Light: Contemporary Nordic Photography, Scandinavia House, New York, USA
2014 The Return of the Real, Taik Persons, Berlin, DE
2013 AIPAD New York Photography Show, Robert Morat Galerie, New York, USA.
2013 New Wave Finland: Contemporary Photography from the Helsinki School, Scandinavia House, New York, US
2013 Reality Bites, Kiasma, Helsinki, FI
2011 Myths of the Near Future – New Danish Photography, Copenhagen, DK
2011 Arbeit / Labour – Set 7, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, CH
2011 Photojournalistes, La Galerie de l’Instant, Paris, FR
2011 Danmark under forvandling, Sophienholm, Lyngby DK
2011  Danmark under forvandling, Gammel Holtegaard, Holte, DK
2011 Herfra hvor jeg står –et fotografsk øjebliksbillede, HEART Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Herning, DK
2010 Helsinki School, Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu, KR
2010 Arbeit / Labour, Set 7 aus Sammlung und Archiv des Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, CH
2010 Danmark under forvandling, Museet for fotokunst, Brandts klædefabrik, Odense, DK
2010 Schwarzweiß, Zeitgenössische Positionen in der Schwarz-Weiß-Fotografe, Robert Morat Galerie, Hamburg, DE
2009 Share your Dreams, Suppan Contemporary, Vienna, AT
2009 Variations on Transcending the Finitness of Human Vision, Riga Art Space, Riga, LV
2009 The Idea of North, Front Projects, London, GB
2009  Auf der Spitze des Eisbergs, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, DE
2009 Altid som aldrig før, Skagens Museum, Skagen, DK
2008 Screening of The Roma Journeys, VISA pour l’Image, Paris, FR
2007 De l’Europe, Aciérie de Dudelange, Luxembourg, LU
2007 One Shot Each, Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, DK
2007 Photo Finnish – The Helsinki School, The Stenersen Museum, Oslo, NO
2006 Closed Eyes, Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, DK
2006 Finnish Photographers, Frans Hals Museum, De
2006 Hallen Haarlem, Haarlem, NL
2005 Facing East, Dick Institute, Kilmarnock, GB
2005 Personligt – The Helsinki School, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, SE
2005 Facing East, Plymouth Arts Center, Plymouth, GB
2004 The Helsinki School, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, FI
2003 Odense Foto Triennale, Galleri M, Odense, DK
2002 Festival Les Boréales, Caen, FR
2002 Existence, Photohistoric Museum, Cracow, PL
2002 Existence, National Museum, Dept. Królikarnia, Warsaw, PL

Grants and Awards
2010 Palle Fogtdals rejselegat, DK
2009 Kronprinsparrets Stjernedryspris, Bikibenfonden, DK
2009 David Octavius Hill-Medaille, Deutsche Fotografische Akademie & Kunstpreis der Stadt Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE
2009 Förderpreis der Otto Pankok Stiftung zugunsten des Romavolks, DE
2009 Deutscher Fotobuchpreis (Gold), DE
2008 Amilcare Ponchielli Award, IT
08-10 State grant for artists, Arts Council of Finland, FI
07-08 Photobook Award, Kasseler Fotoforum, DE
2007 Diplom for årets bedste bogarbejde, Forening for dansk boghåndvæerk, DK
2006 Nordic Culture Fond Foundation for Swedish Culture in Finland, project grant, FI
2006 Finnish Culture Fond, project grant, Teresa and Rafael Lönnström´s foundation, FI
2005 Quality Support for Publications of Photographic Art, Arts Council of Finland, FI
2005 Finnish Culture Fond, Leo and Regina Wainstein´s foundation Arts Council of Helsinki, FI
2005 State grant for artists, Arts Council of Finland, FI
2004 Finnish Culture Fond, FI
2003 Patricia Seppälä´s foundation, FI
2003 Finnish Culture Fond
2002 Arts Council of Finland, FI
2001 Iværksætterstipendie, Statens Kunstfond, DK
2001 Erna and Victor Hasselblad´s foundation, SE
2001 Mosaïque Programme Award, Centre national de l´audiovisuel, LU
2001 State grant for artists, Foundation for Swedish Culture in Finland, FI
2000 State grant for artists, Arts Council of Finland, FI
2000 Best Foreign Title
2000 for iChickenMoon, Photo-Eye Book Awards, US
1999 Quality Support for Publications of Photographic Art, Arts Council of Finland, FI
1998 Award for excellent graduation work, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, FI
1998 Udviklingsfonden, The Danish Arts Foundation, DK
1997 Cultural Foundation, The Danish Arts Council, DK
1996 Design Fond, The Danish Arts Council, DK
1995 Produktionspuljen, The Danish Arts Council, DK
1993 The Danish-Faroese Cultural Foundation, DK

Publications
2019 Home Works, Steidl Publishers, Göttingen, DE
2018 Nordic Signs, new and revised edition of the first book from 1995, Steidl Publishers, Göttingen, DE
2016 American Realities, book, texts by Natasha del Toro and Barbara Kiviat, Steidl Publishers, Göttingen, DE
2012 CONTATTI, Foto e provini d´autorea cura di Giammaria de Gasperis, POSTCART, IT
2012 American Poverty, Photo Raw Magazine #19, FI
2011 Monte Packham, Concentric Circles, A Chronicle of Steidl Publishers, Steidl, GB
2010 tru(E)motion, The Helsinki School, Daegu Biennale, KR
2010 Lasting Impressions, The Fine Art & Craft of the Steidl Book, Steidl, DE
2010 Vues d´ésprit, La maison d´été, Paris, FR
2010 Herfra hvor vi står 1-3, Gyldendal, Copenhagen, DK
2010 Steder, Danmark under forvandling, Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, DK
2009 Steve Crist, Contact Sheet, Ammo Books Publishers, Los Angeles, US
2009 The Roma Journeys, book, texts by Cia Rinne and Günter Grass, Steidl Publishers, Göttingen
2009 Always as never before – 14 photo artists visit Skagen, Skagens Museum, DK
2009 VIEW Photography Magazine No. 14, Brussels, BE
2008 Notizen zu den Romareisen, Catalogue, Cicero Galerie Berlin, DE
2007 The Roma Journeys, book, text Cia Rinne and Günter Grass, Steidl Publishers, Göttingen, DE
2003 Orientation, exhibition catalogue, Iserlohn, DE
2002 al-Madina, Opus 39, portfolio, in collaboration with Pentti Sammallahti, and Kristoffer Albrecht, text by Cia Rinne, Helsinki, FI
1999 iChickenMoon, Opus 38, book, text by Cia Rinne, Helsinki, FI
1997 Træer, Opus 32, portfolio, Helsinki, FI
1997 Meknès Opus 34, portfolio, Helsinki, FI
1997 Bluetide, Opus 33, book, text by Cia Rinne, Helsinki, FI
1995 Nordic Signs, Opus 29, book, Helsinki, FI

Other Publications
2013 [100 Fotógrafos Europeos, 100 European Photographers, EXIT, Madrid.
2012 CONTATTI, Foto e provini d’autorea cura di Giammaria de Gasperis, POSTCART, Italy.
2012 American Poverty, Photo Raw Magazine #19, Helsinki.
2011 Monte Packham, Concentric Circles, A Chronicle of Steidl Publishers, Steidl.
2010 Vues d’ésprit, La maison d’été, Paris.
2010 tru(E)motion, The Helsinki School, Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu.
2010 Herfra hvor vi står 1–3, Gyldendal, Copenhagen.
2010 Steder, Danmark under forvandling, Museet for Fotokunst, Odense.
2009 Steve Crist, Contact Sheet, Ammo Books Publishers, Los Angeles.
2009 Always as never before – 14 photo artists visit Skagen, Skagens Museum.
2009 VIEW Photography Magazine No. 14, Brussels.
2008 Notizen zu den Romareisen, Katalog, Cicero Galerie Berlin, April.
2007 Gabriel Bauret, Est-ce ainsi que les hommes vivent – terre, Les Editions du Chêne, Paris.
2007 De l‘Europe. Photographies Essais Histoires, CNA/Filigranes, Luxembourg.
2007 The Helsinki School, New Photography by TaiK, Hatje Cantz.
2006 Danske fotobøger, Det Nationale Fotomuseum, København.
2005 Andréa Holzherr, Joakim Eskildsen, The Helsinki School, Hatje Cantz.
2005 Gabriel Bauret, Est-ce ainsi que les homes vivent, Les Editions du Chêne, Paris.
2005 Lars Schwander, Dansk fotografi i egen samling
2003 Taneli Eskola, Finnish Photo Books 1966-2003, Musta Taide 4, Helsinki.
2002 Mosaique catalogue, CNA, Luxembourg 2002Existence, Dunski Instytut Kultury catalogue, Poland.

Works in Collections
Portland Art Museum, US
Centre national de l´audiovisuel, Luxemburg, LU
Skagens Museum, Skagen, DK
Carl Gustav Ehrnrooth Collection, Helsinki, FI
Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA, Helsinki, FI
Fotomuseum Winterthur, CH
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, US
Quinzaine Photographique Nantaise, Nantes, FR
Kunsthalle in Emden, DE
Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, FI
Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, DK
DSB Art Collection, Copenhagen, DK
Städtische Galerie, Iserlohn, DE
Private Collections in EU and US

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