Projects
TOURING EXHIBITION: Close-by (Lähellä/Läheltä)
2021-2024
The project was inspired by the Covid-19 restrictions, so the emphasis of the project was to take photos as close to home as possible. This touring exhibition consists of 21 black and white macro photos taken mostly in my backyard.
The exhibition has been so far on display in Galleria Jieris and in Fell Lapland Nature Centre (Finland) and was originally funded by Finnfoto. It was again recently on display in Ylläs Ski Resort, Galleria Kellokas, in March-April 2024.
The photos named the Bell and The Drop, are part of this exhibition.
EXHIBITION: Panorama B&W
2023-2024
The Panorama B&W combines the two previous exhibitions of Black in White and Close-by.
The exhibition is located at the Hotel Levi Panorama, in Levi Ski Resort in Finnish Lapland. It is on display 28.2.2023-14.1.2024.
PROJECT (ongoing)
Don’t Be Trashy (Kuulumaton/Kulumaton)
This ongoing project is funded by the Niilo Helander Foundation, and it focuses on the negative effects of nature-based tourism in conservation areas. The negative effects are mostly visible through littering.
The Finnish title refers to the fact that rubbish doesn’t belong in nature (kuulumaton) and it never disappears (kulumaton). The waste is collected in wilderness areas and repositioned to form landscape and macro-photos to highlight their inappropriateness in nature.
The photo called “Nailed it!” displays a rusty nail found in Muotkatunturi Wilderness Area in Finnish Lapland.
PROJECT: Lapland Minimal
(Ongoing)
Throughout the history, the Arctic region and wilderness have been presented as something that needs to be “conquered”. Today's world still portrays Arctic as a playground for people with a relentless stream of colourful photos and surreal adventures.
I want to display the Arctic landscape without the extensity of colours, abundance of filters, without the constant action and mayhem. No adventure. No colours. Just minimalism.
Though minimalism is often considered as an extreme form of reduction, I am not reducing the region to anything but rather upgrading it to its essentials.
The photo named Lapland Minimal is also part of this ongoing project.
TOURING EXHIBITION: Black in White (Mustaa Valkoisella)
2021-2022
The background to this series is the exhausting stream of colour-filtered photos in social media, which portray the Fell Lapland as a sugar-coated experience. As a criticism towards this, I photographed my home region by visiting the usual sites but taking pictures in black and white and turning the camera slightly to display something a bit different.
The exhibition has been on display in Meän Galleria and in Gallera Jieris in Finland and was originally funded by Finnfoto. The photos named The Cotton Hills and Windswept are part of this series.