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Juha Hansen

Juha Daniel Hansen (b. 1978, Flensburg) Finnish-German artist, photographer, filmmaker and musician Lives and works in Hamburg and Helsinki www.juhahansen.com Education 2005–2011 Studies in Visual Communication, Film and Digital Film at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg (HFBK) Artistic work Juha Hansen works interdisciplinarily at the intersection of documentary, conceptual art and cinematic narrative. His works combine photography, film and sound and are devoted to themes such as memory, place and identity. A particular focus lies on Finland and Scandinavia – their landscapes, histories and communities – which he explores through a form of poetic realism. Hansen works as a photographer, cinematographer, director and musician. In doing so he also uses experimental techniques, such as infrared-modified cameras that render visible light waves hidden from the human eye. Juha Hansen combines visual narration, cultural sensitivity and documentary precision. His works explore identity, history and memory of border and transitional spaces through the means of poetic realism. His interdisciplinary and experimental approach makes him a distinctive presence at the intersections of contemporary art, documentary and social reflection. Technical and thematic focuses Combining photography, film and sound into holistic works about memory, place and identity. Active as photographer, DOP, director, editor 2019–2026 Teaching as a lecturer for film – AK Vienna Selected works Let\'s Run (music video, 2024) – camera, editing, co-direction Shiver (music video, 2024) – co-direction, camera, editing Private Paradise (short film, 2022) – camera, editing The Zone – Beyond the Page (documentary, 2023) – direction, camera A Place to Be / Homing (short film, 2020) – direction, camera, editing Benjamin Went Fishing (music video, 2021) – direction, camera, editing Further works: Veri (2023), Rette das Ewige Nice (2020) Exhibitions (selection) 2025 – Glitzer, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MKG) 2024 – 10 Jahre Baupol, Rondell, Hamburg 2024 – Millerntor Gallery, Hamburg 2022 – LindeNOW, Leipzig 2021 – 100 Blickwinkel, Millerntor Gallery, Hamburg 2020 – Homing – Auf der Suche nach Zuhause, Haus der Heimat Stuttgart 2019 – Homing – Casa Artelor Timișoara Film festivals (selection) Nordic Film Days, Lübeck AVIFF Cannes Noble International Film Festival and Awards Mashrome Short Film Festival, Rome Bamberg Short Film Days Flensburg Short Film Days Portobello Short Film Festival, London Aesthetica Short Film Festival, York Collaborations and projects Documentaries for, among others, Greenpeace Co-founder of the design collective Spektral3000 https://www.spektral3000.com Music projects Baha Project https://bahaproject.com Woodmiller https://woodmiller-music.com