Giovanni Hänninen has a PhD in aerospace engineering and teaches Photography for Architecture at Politecnico di Milano. As a photographer he collaborates long term with several cultural institutions, both Italian and international, among which are Teatro alla Scala, The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta. His works are part of many private and institutional collections. His photographic projects have been exhibited at David Zwirner in New York, Dak'Art 2018 in Senegal, Triennale di Milano and XVII Biennale Architettura in Venice.