Emma Sarpaniemi is an artist based in Helsinki, Finland. Sarpaniemi graduated with BA inPhotography from The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (KABK) in 2019. In her practice,Sarpaniemi explores the concept of femininity through humorous and performative self-portraits. Self-portraiture is a playground for Sarpaniemi where her aim is to shake up conventional notions of femininity.Sarpaniemi’s work has been exhibited in Finland and internationally including LesRencontres d’Arles festival, European Month of Photography Luxembourg festival, The FinnishMuseum of Photography, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, amongothers. Her work is in the public collections of The Finnish Museum of Photography, The FinnishState Art Deposit Collection, HAM Helsinki Art Museum, Turku Art Museum, Museum Folkwang, ,Wihuri Foundation Collection, Heino Art Foundation, Miettinen Collection, and private collectionsin Finland, The Netherlands and Switzerland.
