FROZEN WARRIORS
2016–2018
Photography
A photographic work on labour, endurance, cold, and the temporary architecture of the snow building.
Frozen Warriors follows the builders of snow and ice structures in northern Finland, where architecture is shaped through cold, machinery, repetition, and physical endurance. Created between 2016 and 2018, the work looks beyond the finished winter monuments, focusing on the labour and exhaustion behind temporary forms that are built to vanish with spring.
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Two sail masts behind the wall of a snow castle
2016
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A construction worker
2018
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A snow builder jumps for joy on the roof of the snow castle
2017
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A snow slinging tractor
2018
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A snow builder
2018
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A snow builder inspects snow cannons
2018
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A frozen lake
2018
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A snow builder cuts ice from the frozen lake
2018
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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Snow mountains
2018
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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Ville getting ready for work
2017
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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Ville crafts a door to the hall in the snow castle
2017
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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Jerry fixes the main wall of the snow castle with a snow chisel
2017
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A snow castle under construction
2017
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A snow castle under construction
2017
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A snow castle under construction
2017
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A snow builder fills a tank while having a break
2017
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A break in the break room
2017
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A snow castle under construction
2017
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A snow bar under construction
2018
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A snow bar under construction
2018
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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Portrait of Topi
2017
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com -
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A child runs
2017
Photography
Frozen Warriors is a photographic work by Ylijaasko exploring winter labour, endurance, and the temporary snow architecture of northern Finland.
Selected works available by inquiry through esa@ylijaasko.com
