Written: Petri Kesti 24.5.2008 ( Corrected at 19.2.2009).

 

Born: August 1973.

 

I Live and I work in Oulunsalossa, Northern Finland.

 

Education:

 

Mechanic. Self educated artist.                                                      

 

Exhibitions:

 

Past:

 

7.1–31.1.2005 Contrasts, moments of darkness. Oulu, Pohjoinen valokuvakeskus.

 

22.3 – 13.4.2006 Contrasts, moments of darkness. Lapua, Pohjanmaan valokuvakeskus.

 

1.6 – 30.9.2006 Group exhibition, Murikka college, Tampere. (Paintings and photograps).

 

3.7 – 21.7.2007 Phantoms on the Earth. Galleria Borey, St.Petersburg, Russia.

 

30.8 – 28.9.2007 Contrasts, moments of darkness. Karjaa, Fotocentrum Raseborg.

 

10.12 -21.12.2007 Contrasts, moments of darkness. Galleria Valo, Rovaniemi

 

 

 

Articles:

 

Peto, Kaleva, Lapuan sanomat, Lakeuden sanomat, Ahjo, Länsi-Uusimaa, etc.

 

 

I have four cameras what I use. Pentax 6x7, Canon Eos 1, Canon Eos 500n and Sony Alpha 700 ( tree filmbodys and one digital body). I use artificial light or any revising  hartly ever  (even of my digitalphotos).

 

My favourite subjects are different potraits and urban landscapes. In my artworks I would love to take carry  meny points.  I would like to go to take photograps of war and my favourite photographer is (was) Robert Capa, who died in Indonesia 1954 by landmine.

 

In the beginning: 

 

It was spring 1997 when I buyed my first own single - lens reflex camera. It is model Canon Eos 500n and I still  have it.

First I describe of nature and animals but I looked something what I don't recognise.

 

In 25.12.1999 my father died and that day chanced me really hardly. I was really deprest because this time I have really hard proplems with drugs and alcohol. I was really down this time.

 

In march 2000 I was in my homeplace in Tyrnävä and then I get one idea to do some strawdolls what I can use by models in my works. I do the doll what I crucify.

 

 Six months after that I take more photos and I do lot of new dolls and oil paintings.

 

 

 

In spring 2002 I do more dolls.  I defuced my hate of church and christianity from those works. I hated every day those things what came out of my head but it was really necessary to do those works. It helps me to get over of those things what happend in my life. When I was a little boy I was only unchristianity boy in our school and everybody taunted me. Teachers too. I'm be down with rheumatic disorder and I was six years old when I learn walking in the last time. It was really hard time but I survive.

 

                                                                                

                                                                            I and church of Haparanda.

 

 My first exhibition was in january 2005 in Northern photografingcenter, Oulu. Some works was really hard and men who come and look at those threat to kill me if I don't take some photos a way. It was really amazing!

 

 

                                                                                 

                                                                   Picture of my ateljee and a skull of elk.

 

Later I go to studied about literature in university of Oulu and I fall in love book of John Milton. Books name is Paradise Lost. That book is so wonderful that I get new idea about new exhibition. Phantoms on the Earth.

 

My inspection of darkness and interest of homicides is get bring about three new exhibitions. I can't told those things anything special because they are so new. One tolds about old homicides and second told about addictions but third exhibition told Finnish old religions and chosts.

 

 

                                            Petri Kesti

   Reindeers skull and me in my 

      Ateljee 4.11.2009