“Sauna people”

The documentary photo exhibition “Sauna People” by Finnish photographer Heli Blåfield will be opened at the Tampere House Gallery in Tartu on January 9 at 5 pm. The exhibition is organized by the Finnish Institute. The exhibition will remain open until February 16, 2020.

The artist went to sauna all over Finland, a total of almost 13,000 kilometers have been covered. The exhibition provides a cross-section of the modern Finnish sauna tradition and delves deeper into the Finnish nature.
The exhibition is based on the book Saunavuoro (Sauna Procedure), a collaboration between Heli and his writer brother, Ville Blåfield. The work was published in March 2019.
At the opening of the exhibition, those interested can purchase the work Saunavuoro (Sauna Procedure).

A documentary photo exhibition of Finnish sauna culture can be viewed at the Tampere House Gallery (Jaani 4) 09.-31.01.2020. The gallery is open daily from 9 am to 6 pm. Free entrance!