ART ENCOUNTERS | Appearance & Essence | 3-31 OCTOBER 2015 TIMISOARA | ARAD
Joakim Eskildsen
(1971, Copenhagen, Denmark - lives and works in Berlin)
www.joakimeskildsen.com
Joakim Eskildsen was born in Copenhagen in 1971 where he trained with Royal Court photographer, Mrs. Rigmor Mydtskov. In 1994, he moved to Finland to learn the craft of photographic book making with Jyrki Parantainen and Pentti Sammallahti at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, graduating with an MA degree in photography in 1998. He often collaborates on projects with writer Cia Rinne, and his publications include “Nordic Signs” (1995), “Bluetide “(1997), “iChickenMoon” (1999), the portfolio “al-Madina” (2002, in collaboration with Kristoffer Albrecht and Pentti Sammallahti), and the book “The Roma Journeys” (Steidl 2007). Joakim currently lives and works in Berlin, working on three photographic book projetcs and exhibitions (“American Realities,” “Cuban Evolution”, and “Home Works”).
