The Time of the Stone Man - book

The Stone Man's Time

Mikkeli Photography Center publication 2016

PASSWORDS

" The work is dedicated to the memory of Veikko Kivimies Salmela (1930-2016) and the Central Finland Stone Industry Ltd.

Keski-Suomen Kiviteollusuus Oy operated in Mikkeli for eighty-five years - until 2014. Veikko Salmela had an unusually long, 70-year career as a stone carver and managing director of a small company. At its peak in the 1930s, the company employed nearly forty stonemasons in Jyväskylä and Mikkeli. This book also pays tribute to the Finnish natural stone industry, in which craftsmanship has played a central role.

Keski-Suomen Kiviteollusuus Oy has always been a family business. Petteri Laurikainen, representing the fifth generation of stone carvers in the Salmela family, has continued the stone carving business with Kirsi Liukkonen since 2014 under the new name Mikkelin Kiviveistämö Oy.

In addition to his sculpting, Veikko Salmela was known for his numerous hobbies. He was a very skilled draftsman and photographer. Veikko photographed small everyday events and nature-oriented excursions. The stonemason was a craftsman and had the open soul of a sensitive artist."

BOOK INFORMATION

The Stone Man's Time
ISBN 978-952-67721-7-2

The Age of the Stonemason
ISBN 978-952-67721-7-2

95 pages
Bound, hardcover, lamination
External dimensions: 344 x 230 x 20 mm
Publishers: Central Finland Stone Industry Ltd & Mikkeli Photography Association
Publisher: Mikkeli Photography Center
Made in Finland!