About the artist

JOUKO LEHTOLA

Born 1963 Helsinki (FI)

Jouko Lehtola trained as a photographer at the University of Industrial Art and has worked as a press photographer. Lehtola still lives in Helsinki.

During his education Lehtola contributed to several solo and group exhibitions as well as biennials of audiovisual art. In 1995 he began his inquiry into the lifestyles of young Finns in the series Young Heroes.

He has subsequently exhibited in several European venues, including the 2001 Venice Biennial. In Denmark Young Heroes premiered at the exhibition Organising Freedom: Nordic Art in the 90s at Charlottenborg (2000).

Jouko Lehtola is represented in several museums in Scandinavia, including Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Finnish Museum of Photography and Helsinki City Art Museum.