1\u201320 September 2026 | Tampere, Finland<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Backlight Photo Festival returns to Tampere in September 2026 with the theme The Art of Lying<\/em>. Curated by Anna Ruth, the festival brings together contemporary artists from around the world to examine the shifting relationship between truth, fiction, technology and photographic representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through exhibitions, artist talks and public events, the festival explores how images shape our understanding of reality in an era marked by artificial intelligence, misinformation and competing narratives. Building on Backlight’s long tradition of socially engaged photography, The Art of Lying<\/em> invites audiences to reflect on the power of images and the stories they tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Photography has never been a neutral medium. Every image is shaped by choices, omissions and interpretations. Today, the rapid development of artificial intelligence, algorithmic systems and synthetic imagery has further complicated our relationship to photographic truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Art of Lying<\/em> examines how truth is constructed, manipulated and contested through images. The exhibition projects explore personal, political and technological dimensions of representation, asking what remains visible, what is hidden and how visual narratives influence the ways we understand ourselves and the world around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Katerina Angelopoulou (Greece) Valokuvakeskus Nykyaika<\/strong> (Kauppakatu 14) Gallery Koppelo<\/strong> (Kauppakatu 14) Nekalab<\/strong> (Lounaantie 2) All the venue locations are easily reached by foot and public transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4 September \u2013 Seminar at Tampere University from 1pm to 4 pm See full program here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Produced by Valokuvakeskus Nykyaika<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Collaborated by Finlayson Area \/ Varma, Tampere University, A-Print, Ninan kuvamaailma, Stereo:ID, Siirtym\u00e4 Festival, VHS-klubi<\/p>\n\n\n\n Backlight Photo Festival 2026 The Art of Lying1\u201320 September 2026 | Tampere, Finland Backlight Photo Festival returns to Tampere in September 2026 with the theme The …<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4420","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/backlight.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/backlight.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/backlight.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backlight.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backlight.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4420"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/backlight.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4576,"href":"https:\/\/backlight.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4420\/revisions\/4576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/backlight.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Theme<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Taiteilijat<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Jo Duck (Australia)
David Ellingsen (Canada)
Joel Jimenez Jara (Costa Rica \/ Spain)
Akshay Mahajan (India)
Andr\u00e9 Ramos-Woodard (USA)
Rafael Roncato (Brazil \/ Netherlands)
Sasha Velichko (Belarus \/ Poland)
Timo Wright (Finland \/ Japan)
Sheung Yiu (Hong Kong \/ Finland)
Amin Yousefi (Iran \/ UK)
Ganslmeier & Zibelnik (Germany \/ Slovenia \/ Netherlands)<\/p>\n\n\n\nTapahtumapaikat<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Vooninkisali<\/strong> (V\u00e4in\u00f6 Linnan aukio 13)
1-20 September
Opening hours Mon-Fri 12-18 Sat-Sun 12-16
International group exhibition.
Wheelchair accessible.
Free entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 September \u2013 11 October
Opening hours Tue-Fri 12-18 Sat-Sun 12-16
Solo exhibitions by Joel Jimenez Jara and Katerina Angelopoulou
Not wheelchair accessible.
Free entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1\u201327 September
Opening hours Tue-Fri 12-18 Sat-Sun 12-15
Student exhibition developed in collaboration with Rotterdam Photo.
Uliana Abrosimenkova, Joonas Ahtikallio, Benjamin Anderson, Djo van den Assem, Rosa Huuska, Woohyuk Jung, Joel Peltonen, Aalto Puutio
Not wheelchair accessible.
Free entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11 September \u2013 11 October
Opening hours Mon-Sat 9-20
Satellite exhibition
Sari Soininen, Anssi Ruuska, Patrik Rastenberger
Free entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\nProgram<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
4 September (evening) \u2013 Festival Opening
5 September \u2013 Screening at\u00a0Siirtym\u00e4 Festival from 5 pm to 22 pm
5 September \u2013 Artist Talk: Sasha Velichko (Vooninki)
5 September \u2013 Artist Talk: Joel Jimenez (Photographic Centre Nykyaika)
12 September Curator Tour (Vooninki)
19 September \u2013 Artist Talk: Sheung Yiu (Vooninki)
20 September \u2013 Curator Tour (Vooninki)<\/p>\n\n\n\nSupported by<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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