Helsinki – Rome – Tokyo – Seoul

The Manifesto is a visual commentary on the practices of modern photographic art initiated by artists Maija Tammi and Harri Pälviranta. One Picture Manifesto highlights the significance of a single photograph in a time that tends to celebrate serialism. The manifesto is also intended to encourage people to consider to what extent the form and even the very existence of photographic art is dictated by the parameters of photographic competitions, festivals and grant applications.

In the exhibition each artist presents one independent visual work of art that is not supported by long written descriptions or complementing works from the same artist. The first exhibition at the Finnish Museum of Photography (Autumn 2019) featured one work of art from Marja Pirilä, Harri Pälviranta, Maija Annikki Savolainen and Maija Tammi. At each new location, one local artist creates a new artwork according to the manifesto and thus joins the debate of the “One Picture”.

In Rome, Alessandro Dandini de Sylva joined the exhibition organized by Matéria gallery the spring of 2022. In Tokyo, Hideo Anze took part in the manifesto at Kana Kawanishi gallery in September 2022 and in Seoul, Seungwon Jung made a new work for the exhibition held at The Reference gallery in March 2023.

One Picture Manifesto at the Finnish Museum of Photography, Autumn 2019. Conceptual artwork by Maija Tammi, Harri Pälviranta, Marja Pirilä and Maija Savolainen.
Maija Tammi: Ouroboros, 2019. Archival pigment print 60 x 65 cm, framed.
One Picture Manifesto (the manifesto pyramid) at the Finnish Museum of Photography, Autumn 2019.
One Picture Manifesto at Spazio Duale at Istituto Superiore di Fotografia, organized by Matéria gallery, Rome, Italy, Spring 2022. Photograph by Roberto Luigi Apa
One Picture Manifesto at Spazio Duale at Istituto Superiore di Fotografia, organized by Matéria gallery, Rome, Italy, Spring 2022. Photograph by Roberto Luigi Apa.
One Picture Manifesto at Kana Kawanishi Photography gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2022. Photograph: Kana Kawanishi gallery.
One Picture Manifesto at Kana Kawanishi Photography gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2022. Photograph: Kana Kawanishi gallery.
One Picture Manifesto at The Reference gallery, Seoul, South Korea.
One Picture Manifesto at The Reference gallery, Seoul, South Korea.