I have always been interested and fascinated by photographing and filmmaking as well as any other visual art forms. My photographing started already in the 1980’s with analog cameras. I studied also how to develop film rolls and making black and white printing in the darkroom. I still remember that poetic and absolutely magical experience of seeing an image develop in chemicals for the very first time. But actually, it all started a long time before that.
"Veins of the Sea - Part 2", 2017.
Since I was a kid I followed many times one of my brother's film and photo shooting sessions. And my mother, after her acrobat career, started to make sculptures and also writing poems etc. So these other art forms seemed to be running on my genes anyway. I think my path was already there waiting for me...
My mother's artwork: "Double Head" (1960).
The first exhibition and new dimensions of creativity
In 1988 we gathered our material together and made the first exhibition in Finland: sculptures from my mother, fine art photographs from my brother and I composed the experimental soundscape and music for that exhibition. A really interesting artistic collaboration! Slowly I felt my inner artistic expression needed some new challenges to explore, to find other artistic dimensions that music alone could provide.
"Time, Eternity and the Forgotten Raven", 2018.
The language of film
I was getting more and more interested in light and shadows, the contrast, dialogue, emotions and drama between them. So the natural next step was getting into the language of film. And as always, you can get the best lessons from true masters.
Tarkovsky
Later in the 1990’s, I started to study carefully e.g. films by Andrei Tarkovsky trying to understand his aesthetic approach and philosophy behind the scenes. I have always been influenced by his films, meaningful and deep thoughts about life, emotions, colors, and the art of filmmaking but one of his masterpiece, ”Nostalghia”, was especially making a huge impact on me in every artistic level.
The first time I watched the film, I just could not believe that somebody painted and transferred the landscape of my soul into a film. It indeed included all the elements I was fascinated by: Italy, poetry, music, art, nature, the beauty and drama of life... It also inspired me to write my solo cello composition, Nostalghia, for my upcoming concert in St. Petersburg, Russia (1992).
"Omnia Mea Mecum Porto", 2017.
The digital era
Because I had been working with computers since 1986 on my music, it was a very natural process to start working with another kind of material than only music. But only after the digital era started to grow fast later in the 1990’s I really started to take visual arts more seriously.
It was a fascinating new world for me to combine various elements together to create something totally new. So I started to study all possible digital tools, software, and techniques that could help me to accomplish that goal. I was trying to find my own style of visual art.
"The Dreams of Young Orpheus", 2018.
The second award, evolving and the Fine Art Limited Edition prints
My second award came in 2001 when I attended the INNOSUOMI competition in Finland where I was awarded the third place with my multimedia project titled ”Verla”. It included old films and photos, videos, sounds, music, new innovative panorama, and photo editing techniques.
In 2019 I published most of my works as "Limited Edition Fine Art" prints. For more information about them check my Art Shop page.
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