Harri Pälviranta (born 1971 in Tampere, Finland)[1] is a visual artist who uses mostly photography but also moving images and archival approach.
Encountering violence-related documentary photography in a gallery context)[3][4] in 2012, earning a Doctor of Arts degree.
Pälviranta's artworks have been widely exhibited in Finland and internationally, for instance, featured in institutions and galleries such as the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Lisbon Portugal, Fotomuseum Winterthur in Switzerland, Deichtorhallen in Hamburg Germany, Latvian Museum of Photography in Riga Latvia, The MAC in Belfast Northern Ireland, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo in Madrid Spain, as well as in Institute Camões in Lisbon Portugal.
[16][17] Choreography of Violence approaches violent person-to-person behavior from the perspective of a collection of historical press photos.
[18][19][20] During the years 2016-2021, Pälviranta travelled to twelve different countries on five different continents to photograph the border walls and fences.