Tiina Itkonen. Qimmit, Savissivik, North West Greenland, 2018. Limited Edition.

Qimmit, Savissivik, North West Greenland, 2018
Archival Pigment Prints on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth paper

Image size 60x85cm
ed 7 (available 2-7/7)

Image size 80x110cm
ed 7 (available 1-7/7)

From the series Piniartoq, a collaboration with polar scientist Dr. Kristin Laidre and
science writer Susan McGrath.

Inuit hunters in North West Greenland still travel by dog sleds in winter. Hunting seal, walrus, and other Arctic animals is still a vital part of life there and a main source of food for many households.

Tiina Itkonen, a photographer from Finland, has been documenting Greenland and its inhabitants for thirty years. She has traveled more than 1,500 kilometres along the west coast of Greenland by dogsled, fishing scow, sailboat, oil tanker, cargo ship, helicopter and small plane. Since 2017 she has been documenting the traditional life of the Inuit hunters and their families and collaborated on this project with American polar scientist Dr. Kristin Laidre and science writer Susan McGrath.

Itkonen has been exhibiting internationally since 2004 and has published two books of photographs. Her works are featured in collections including NYPL, Anchorage Museum, Moderna Museet, DZ-Bank Collection, as well as numerous private collections throughout Europe, USA and Asia. Itkonen was awarded Finnish State Prize for Photographic Art in 2019.

Itkonen is part of the exhibition “The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History” at the New York Public Library until 13 July 2024.

Follow Tiina on Instagram @tiinaitkonen.