Hilja Raviniemi ~ Puzzle, 1940-luku, Suomen valokuvataiteen museon kokoelma | Collection of the Finnish Museum of Photography

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Hilja Raviniemi

Puzzle

c. 1940

Hilja Raviniemi

Hilja Raviniemi ~ Untitled (Flowers), 1960s. Collection of the Finnish Museum of Fine Arts | src Valokuvamuseo · IG view & read more on wordPress

Hilja Raviniemi (née Nieminen, 1915–1973) dedicated her life to art photography at a time when it was still a niche phenomenon in Finland. The art photography scenes consisted…

Hilja Raviniemi ~ His Master's House, 1950s / Suomen valokuvataiteen museon kokoelma / src valokuvamuseo on IG

Hilja Raviniemi ~ Untitled / Two tramps, 1950s. Suomen valokuvataiteen museon kokoelma / src valokuvamuseo on IG

Hilja Raviniemi ~ Two Tramps, 1963-1966. Collection of the Finnish Museum of Fine Arts

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Hilja Raviniemi (Finnish, 1915–1973)

Free by nature, 1960s

Hilja Raviniemi (Finnish, 1915–1973)

Untitled, 1960s

Hilja Raviniemi ~ Shell design, 1970. Suomen valokuvataiteen museon kokoelma. | src Fall 2023 exhibition

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After her more traditional early work, Raviniemi explored the infinite creative possibilities offered by the darkroom, especially in the 1960s. Her recognizable blue era, which differed from the stark black-and-white art photography of the time, began in the late 1960s. Chemist by profession, Raviniemi was an ingenious artist in the darkroom.

In addition to blue-tinted prints, she also created completely abstract photographic artworks using different techniques. Raviniemi’s workplace at the University of Helsinki photography department laboratory also allowed her to make the first artistic radiographic images in Finland. Hundreds of Raviniemi’s radiographic works have been preserved and make up an exceptional ensemble of works in the history of Finnish art photography. read more on wordPress

Hilja Raviniemi

Two Tramps

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