BIOGRAPHY

BJÖRN AHO

Born 1967 in Finland

Works and lives in Finland

Björn Aho works in the fields of video, performance, film, theatre and painting. He has worked on themes concerning the relationship between presentation and representation, and the ways of representation and performing.

Studies

2002 Specialisation studies in mediateknology, Lahden ammattikorkeakoulu/ taideinstituutti, Finland

1993 – 2000 Academy of Fine Arts, New Media Art Department, Helsinki, Finland

1994-2000 University of Industrial Arts, Department of Art Pedagogics, Helsinki, Finland

1987 – 1990 Svenksa Konstskolan i Nykarleby, Uusikaarlepyy, Finland

The most recent exhibitions:

One-Off for screenings in Valencia, during the festival February 10 – 16, 2020 in public spaces in Valencia (ES) and Gol (NO) in addition to the net.
https://noemata.net/one-off/

Björn AHO (1967, Pietarsaari, Finland) works in the field of video, performance, film, theatre and painting. He has worked on themes concerning the relationship between presentation and representation, and the ways of representation and performing.

Björn Aho at IFFR

The films by this director at IFFR: https://iffr.com/en/persons/bj%C3%B6rn-aho

Selected group shows

2005 A Good Day Today, Finnish Video Art, Pro Arte, Saint Petersburg, Russia

2005 A Good Day Today, Finnish Video Art, Ujazdowski Center for Contemporary Art Varsova, Poland

2005 VAE9 International Media Art Festival, Lima, Peru 2

2004 ON THE ROAD, Lissabon, SAARI-AN ISLAND, Spain

2004 Löysät pois, Biennale. Helsinki, Kulmagalleria, Veli-Bror-brother, Finland

2004 Videokonst från statlig samling, Embassy of Finland, Stockholm, Sweden

2004 HORLAND KUNSTSENTER, Bergen, Norway

2004 Finnish National Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiasma, Finland

2003 BAR!!! FORUM BOX, Helsinki, Finland

2002 ”OLKAA KILTISTI”, Helsinki Art Museum, Finland

2002 FINNS BEHAVING BADLY. Jakarta, Indonesia

2002 ”PERHE” finnish photography Museum, Finland

2002 ”ROHTO” Helsinki City Art Museum, Tennispalatsi, Finland

2002 5PM – 5AM, lasipalatsi, Helsinki, Finland

2001 Young contemporaries, Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland

2000 Viva Scanland, Belfast, Northern Ireland

2000 MOMENTUM, nordic festival of contemporary art, Moss, Norway, ”a method ”, with the group BAR

2000 UNDERVERK, Helsinki, Finland

One-man shows

2007 GET OUT OF MY HOUSE, Gallery Kluuvi, Helsinki, Finland

2007 ”Sentimentti” Gallery Huoltamo, Tampere, Finland

2006 Installation ”Kitchen” gallery Kakelhallen, Maarianhamina, Finland

2006 Ihmisen tila, Gallery Ikuinen, Tampere, Finland

2004 ”Comments” NonTVTVstation, splintermind, Stockholm, Sweden

2004 22.10. – 21.11. Helsinki Kunsthall, studio, Veli-Bror-Brother

2004 Galleri Titanik, Turku, Finland

2003 FORUM BOX, with Stig Baumgartner and Vesa-Pekka Rannnikko

2002 Gallery Cabel factory, Finland

Performances

2003 BAR!!! FORUM BOX, Helsinki, Finland

2001 BRRR Performancefestival, Portto, Portugal, Ne+

2001 DIA, performancefestival AMORPH Helsinki with the group BAR, Finland

2000 Method-Mexico City, with the group BAR, Method #3 was performed in Mexico City in Ex teresa Arte Actual international performance festival 19.11.200, Mexico

2000 performance ”BROTHER” with the group BAR, (Paletten), StandArt, nordic liveart. Org, Göteborg, Sweden

2000 ”ME, MY FATHER AND SANTACLAUS”, StandArt, nordic liveart. Org. Göteborg, Sweden

2000 ”a method” MOMENTUM, Moss Norway

Video works

2007 GET OUT OF MY HOUSE

2006 Kitchen

2004 ”VELI-BROR-BROTHER”

2003 Koska kuulen sen äänen se ei voi olla kaukana

2003 “COMMENT”

2002 ”saari”(Island)

2000 ”60/8X8=?”

1999 ”Baari miehet” 1