I started photography as a little girl and after high school it was clear I would study photography further.
Today it is my full time job. I work as a photojournalist, which requires fast reacting and problem solving. I enjoy every moment and I don’t forget photography even on my spare time. That is when I make art.
My day job as a photojournalist is very documentary and concrete; everything must be shown as it is. Therefore it is very nice to seek something of quite the contrary in my artistic photography. I deal with my inner feelings in my works and seek for their counterpart mindscapes in the nature. The views are photographed in an abstract way emphasizing colour in each scene. Due to the painterly technique the essence of the atmosphere created by shapes and colours is concentrated in the images and the concrete disappears. The viewer can concentrate in his/her own feelings while watching these images.
For me art means transferring an idea to the viewer. If the viewer sees the idea I have achieved my goal. Do I reach the viewer, do they get the message?
Art brings a chance to stop, think and let creativity flow, and to have a discussion with myself. In my everyday life I run from one challenge or thing to other. I feel like running on water and I stay on it only because of the speed. Making art lets me stop and sink. It is perfect therapy for me. When making art I want to enjoy the journey. I still have much to learn to reach this calmness.
I am a person to see the light. As I wake up in the morning I have a very strong feel for the colour of the day. I try to capture the light of the midnight sun or the cold colours of polar night into a painted memory of the view I saw. As I paint with the camera the view is transformed into dreamlike images which bring a timeless serenity to the mind. I aim for something in which the colour is the main component.
Private exhibitions
Ensamble
Galleria Uusi Kipinä, Lahti, Finland 3/2019
Dream, Dusk, Daring
Studio&Galleria Villa Vinkkeli, Rovaniemi, Finland 6/2017Arctic City Hotel, Rovaniemi, Finland 6-9/2019
Autumn Harvest
Arctic City Hotel, Rovaniemi, Finland 10/2011
Veden Taju
Varjo Gallery, Rovaniemi, Finland 4/2017Kemi Snowcastle, Kemi, Finland 2-3/2008
From Air and Grass Root Perspective
Årrenjarka, Sweden 3/2006
Group Exhibitions
Kesäkeitto
Studio&Galleria Villa Vinkkeli, Rovaniemi, Finland 9/2018
Art Group ArtILO annual exhibitions 2006-2018
Rovaniemi, Finland
Basic Stories, Artist Books
Varjo Gallery, Rovaniemi, Finland 10/2016
Kajaani City Library, Kajaani, Finland, 11/2016
Luonnos, Arctic nature as an inspiration to art and form
Nature Center Haltia, Espoo, Finland 2013
Helsinki-Vantaa airport, Finland 2014
Science Center Pilke, Rovaniemi, Finland 2015
Quiet Signals
Joint exhibition with Airi Dohlen and Teija HolopainenBartskov castle, Denmark 9/2010
Galleria Ferin, Helsinki, Finland 2/2011
Stepped on Art?
Joint exhibition with Eila Puhakka
Varjo Gallery, Rovaniemi, Finland 2/2009
Kemijärvi, Finland 3/2010
Northern Plants
Joint exhibition with Ulla Hoikka
Kiela Naturium, Muonio, Finland 10-11/2006
Koilliskaira Nature Center, Tankavaara, Finland 6/2006
Northern Light
Joint exhibition with Ulla Hoikka
Pohjolan Sanomat, Kemi, Finland 10/2006
Jod-Sole – Therme Bad Bevensen, Germany 11/2005
