Photographic Gallery Hippolyte
Helsinki, Finland
Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, founded in 1978, is amongst the oldest galleries in the Nordic countries focusing on photo/lens-based art. Hippolyte is run by the Union of Artist Photographers in Finland – a nonprofit artist-run association with 364 member artists in 2011. The Union promotes and supports lens-based art, and the professional, economic and social interests of its members. The Union is an active organizer of also other processes, incl. Helsinki Photography Biennial (www.hpb.fi), and the annual Art Fair Suomi (www.artfairsuomi.fi).