Rauha Helin
Katoan Katseelta / I Disappear from the Gaze
[2023-2026]
Pohjavirta / Undercurrent
[2024-]
The photograph is a desperate
attempt to hold on to
[2024]
Installation Views
Printed works
Biography / CV
rauha.helin(at)gmail.com
Rauha Helin (b. 2002) is a visual artist and activist based in Lahti. In her work Helin combines various photographic methods. She has always been interested in the documentary nature of photography as well as the strong representation of reality within the context of art. Helin is currently working with an investigative and conscious gaze. In her practice, she often seeks new connections and contexts between different materials and positions. Helin's visual language is inspired by the world she has observed and experienced, as well as the fragility of time.
In the summer of 2026, Helin will serve as the operations manager of the Kerintalo community garden.
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2026 MENTE IN SILVIS, Luja Gallery, Lahti
2026 Generation 2026, Amos Rex, Helsinki
2026 Treshold, Utopias Lahti 26, Lahti
2026 Hyvää käytöstä ja huolellisuutta osoittaen, Emil Aaltonen Museum, Tampere
2025 All Water Has a Perfect Memory, Chamusca town hall, Chamusca, PT
2024 Alussa oli epätäsmällisyys, Tila Gallery, Lahti
2024 Simpukat eivät muista kevättä, Onkiniemi Studio, Tampere
2024 Kaksi, Trio, Lahti
2023 Yksi, Trio, Lahti
2022 Tampere Photo-Festival, Gallery Muuntotila, Tampere
2022 K o h t a, Metso, Tampere
2021 Me, Voionmaan Koulutuskeskus
Education
2022-2026 Lahti Institute of Design and Fine Arts, BA in Visual Arts (Photography)
2021-2022, Voionmaa koulutuskeskus (Community College), Photography
2022-2026 Lahti Institute of Design and Fine Arts, BA in Visual Arts (Photography)
2021-2022, Voionmaa koulutuskeskus (Community College), Photography
Teaching & workshops
2026 Reflective self-portrait as a part of Generation 2026, Amos Rex, Helsinki
2026 Reflective self-portrait as a part of Utopias Lahti 26 festival program, Lahti
2025 Antothype workshop, Kerintalo community garden, Lahti
2026 Reflective self-portrait as a part of Generation 2026, Amos Rex, Helsinki
2026 Reflective self-portrait as a part of Utopias Lahti 26 festival program, Lahti
2025 Antothype workshop, Kerintalo community garden, Lahti
Printed works
2026 Katoan Katseelta - performatiivinen tutkielma minäkuvasta
2025 Rähmä-zine
2025 Dokumentaatioita artist book
2025 All Water Has a Perfect Memory zine (set of three)
2024 Simpukat eivät muista kevättä book
2023 Luotain photo book calendar (The Most Beautiful Books 2024 Finalist)
2022 Karkkipäivä artist book
2025 Rähmä-zine
2025 Dokumentaatioita artist book
2025 All Water Has a Perfect Memory zine (set of three)
2024 Simpukat eivät muista kevättä book
2023 Luotain photo book calendar (The Most Beautiful Books 2024 Finalist)
2022 Karkkipäivä artist book
Grants
2026 The Finnish Cultural Foundation, 4-month working grant
2026 JOKES Foundation, student grant
2025 Föreningen Konstsamfundet, project grant
Press
Kuvataiteilija Rauha Helin eli 140 päivää ilman peilijä– suhde someen, kuluttamiseen ja omaan kehoon muuttui
by Ndéla Faye
Helsingin Sanomat 19.7.2026
2026 The Finnish Cultural Foundation, 4-month working grant
2026 JOKES Foundation, student grant
2025 Föreningen Konstsamfundet, project grant
Press
Kuvataiteilija Rauha Helin eli 140 päivää ilman peilijä– suhde someen, kuluttamiseen ja omaan kehoon muuttui
by Ndéla Faye
Helsingin Sanomat 19.7.2026