MY COUNTRYSIDE / Minun Maaseutuni – Erkki Valli-Jaakola, Kirsi Jaakkola, Simo Nevanpää, Jan Eerala, Ulla Kohvakka, Liisa Juhantalo

MY COUNTRYSIDE
June 9, 1999 – August 29, 1999
ERKKI VALLI-JAAKOLA, KIRSI JAAKKOLA, SIMO NEVANPÄÄ, JAN EERALA, ULLA KOHVAKKA, LIISA JUHANTALO

During the Ruralia: Art of the Countryside exhibition (June 9 – August 29, 1999), the café at the Pori Art Museum hosts a photography series titled My Countryside, showcasing life in rural Satakunta, both past and present. Contributions included personal photographs as well as images found in family albums that depicted countryside life. Eleven individuals submitted photographs, and the museum selected six series to be displayed.

Each photo series is exhibited for two weeks. The photos are hung on the first Monday of each two-week period and are on display from Tuesday to the following Sunday.

The photo series are documented, and a comprehensive collection of the displayed images is compiled in a folder available at the museum café. This allows visitors to view earlier exhibits and offers a diverse perspective on different ways of seeing and interpreting the countryside.

Selected Photographers and Locations

1. June 9 – June 20 (Weeks 23–24):
   Erkki Valli-Jaakola, Tractor Drag Race, 1996
   Kyläsaari, Pori
2. June 22 – July 4 (Weeks 25–26):
   Kirsi Jaakkola, Forgotten Memory: A Discovered Story
   Pori
3. July 6 – July 18 (Weeks 27–28):
   Simo Nevanpää, My Countryside in the Past
   Photographs from Siikainen
4. July 20 – August 1 (Weeks 29–30):
   Jan Eerala, Makholma
   Pori
5. August 3 – August 15 (Weeks 31–32):
   Ulla Kohvakka, Photographs from Merikarvia
6. August 17 – August 29 (Weeks 33–34):
   Liisa Juhantalo, Brewing Sahti and Haymaking at Juhantalo
   Kankaanpää