ARTIST STATEMENT

I am an artist, artisan and a photographer from Finland. Making visual images and pictures through photography is my creative outlet and a way to document the inner experience. Photography is a natural extension and a companion to other creative techniques such as mixed media and collage.

 

Photography for me is about discovery and a curious exploration; time often spent quietly and patiently observing and paying attention to life as it unfolds around me; sometimes still, quiet and clear, other times blurry, filled with noise and constant motion. I  see life as  fully lived tangible experience and the photographs  as  mere reflections of the passed moments.

 

Despite my surroundings photography for me is often a meditative process; my mind becomes empty and open, the sense of self dissolves and I become fully focused. I enthusiastically study new techniques which allow me to etch the light, texture and movement of my surroundings onto the camera's sensor and work on my prints of this process by stretching the boundaries between photography, mixed media and collage.

 

My creativity sparks from time spent in nature, in solitude and in reflection. The images vary from the harsh rocky seashore of my childhood north, the deep forests and summer meadows, to the vividly rich encounters I have had a chance to experience around the world. As with life, this is an ongoing process; it continues to change and to evolve. I curiously follow the path. 

 

The photographs are printed as pigment ink on highest quality, acid free, fine art photography paper (over 300gsm). The final works are always hand-signed and numbered at the back of the image. For inquires, please contact: paivimariawells@gmail.com

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The aim of art is to represent, not the outward appearance of things,

but the inward significance

 

- Aristotle -