Joakim Eneroth

Joakim Eneroth, Swedish photographer born in 1969. Here on the site you can see photos from his exposition Testimony. When released from a Chinese prison in 1992 after 33 years of captivity, Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, decided to flee to India. After his release, the Chinese authorities monitored his every step, and he feared a new arrest. With the help of others, he was able to escape over the Himalayas. With him he smuggled a bag of instruments that were used to torture prisoners in order to show the world what was going on behind the Chinese prison walls. In 2005, Swedish photographer Joakim Eneroth travelled to Dharamsala, India, to meet with Palden Gyatso. The resulting images bear cold testimony to the continuing practice of torture not only in China, but throughout the world.

These photos have been shown in France, The Netherlands, USA, Germany, England and recently in Stockholm. Here you can also see photos from the serie « Turn Around » . Please find out more on the website: www.joakimeneroth.com

Until now Joakim is recipient of several different scholarships and prices for example from IASPIS, The royal academy of art in Sweden and Prix Voice Off at the international photo festival in Arles, France. One of Joakim’s photos from Swedish Red – Comfortably Secure was this autumn auctioned at Christies Auction House in London.

His work is held in private and institutional collections, including The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, The international Photography Institution Noorderlicht, The Netherlands and The Art Institution le Lieu Bretagne, France.

Published photobooks:

Testimony, 2008, Daniel Newburg
Swedish Red – Comfortably secure, 2008, Steidl
Without End, 2004, L’Edition De Œil, Journal 2003

Reed and see more about Joakim on www.joakimeneroth.com.

On the site www.schoolgallery.fr you can also see more. Its founder Olivier Castaing is Joakim’s agent in France.