The set of works Windy Windows consists of photographs whose theme is built to combine the internal and the external – psychic conditions, as well as the environmental and cultural atmosphere we live in. Self-reflexivity, different manifestations of the self, the passage of time, detachment, globalization and dialogues between industrial and organic are present in the works.
When I moved from Oulu to Helsinki in 2008, I left behind the faith of my childhood and early youth, Conservative Laestadianism, which had previously defined my self-image. At first, the apartment in Helsinki was practically empty. I started collecting furniture and other household items as I collected new experiences – and with the help of my camera, new photographs based on them. Consequently, the apartment in Helsinki has served me as a sanctuary ever since – a place to reformulate myself. The entity of works contains numerous photographs that were taken there during the past 15 years.
Windy Windows photographs were created by being attuned and susceptible to the meaningfulness and pictorial potential of everyday moments. I have also brought different performative elements and staging solutions into the photographs. Photography serves as a form of existential meditation for me – inhaling and exhaling.
The making and presentation of the work has been supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation and the Arts Promotion Center Finland (Taike).
Windy Windows exhibition in Photographic Gallery Hippolyte 2023.
Windy Windows exhibition in Photographic Gallery Hippolyte 2023.
Hidden (2018). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 82cm x 66cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Wasted (2009). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 30cm x 20cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Orange (2014). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 54cm x 37cm, ed. 2/5 + 2ap.
Branches of October (2016). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 51cm x 40cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Morning (2016). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 45cm x 35cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Windy Windows exhibition in Photographic Gallery Hippolyte 2023.
Me and Myself (2021). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 88cm x 71cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Branch (2022). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 30cm x 20cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Windy Windows exhibition in Photographic Gallery Hippolyte 2023.
Windy Windows exhibition in Photographic Gallery Hippolyte 2023.
Bread in a Glass (2015). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 30cm x 20cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Braille for the Sun (2017). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 75cm x 53cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
The Glass is Full (2021). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 66cm x 51cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Windy Windows exhibition in Photographic Gallery Hippolyte 2023.
Almost there (2015). Pigment print pasted on wall, 200cm x 133cm.
Windy Windows exhibition in Photographic Gallery Hippolyte 2023.
Hello Shadow (2021). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 81cm x 60cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Hair Cut for Susanna (2012). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 40cm x 30cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Distorted Tree (2016). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 60cm x 40cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Windy Windows exhibition in Photographic Gallery Hippolyte 2023.
Windy Windows exhibition in Photographic Gallery Hippolyte 2023.
Through the Looking Glass (2021). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 80cm x 65cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
All in, All out (2011). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 47cm x 37cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Windy Windows exhibition in Photographic Gallery Hippolyte 2023.
Forest Tells (2017). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 60cm x 43cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
The Forest and the Trees (2022). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 39cm x 28cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Daily Tomato (2008). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 87cm x 62cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Windy Windows exhibition in Photographic Gallery Hippolyte 2023.
Broken Eggs (2017). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 30cm x 21cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Bright Rabbit (2021). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 70cm x 50cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Windy Windows exhibition in Photographic Gallery Hippolyte 2023.
Windy Windows exhibition in Photographic Gallery Hippolyte 2023.
Hand (2019). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 90cm x 60cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
Dissolution (2019). Photograph, mounted and framed pigment print, 90cm x 60cm, ed. 1/5 + 2ap.
