Introduction to the World of Psychorealism
My work and what I call Psychorealism is about making our inner worlds with their diverse emotional landscapes visible, making space for them and accepting them. Each piece started from my own thought, wonder, moment of awe, pain, or joy. Now I invite viewers to find their own stories in the artworks, because I believe that the true power of art is in the connection, interaction, and cocreation.
I shoot everything myself, meticulously remove everything superfluous, keep the beautiful imperfections, and edit until the image holds something true rather than just something pretty. Here are the pieces I'd choose to open the door with.
Signature Artworks
Doubt is one of the biggest things that stops us from taking action. Moreover, it drains our energy, when we evaluate the options, trying to see all the pros and cons, possible gains or losses. However, what we often forget, is that there can never be a wrong decision made by us. Very simply, because it's impossible to know the outcome of going for a different option. So yes, embrace doubt, but do realize that it's ephemeral and let it go after it serves its purpose. Set it free as a bird.
The artwork is produced on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper (290 gsm, 90% bamboo fibers, 10% cotton), signed and numbered on the front and on the back, embossed with an authenticity stamp, and comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
Available in sizes and editions:
“White Glove Premium“ (any size) - €7800 — includes museum-quality framing, private consultation call on the type of frame and matting, white glove delivery with full insurance, archival premium packaging, behind-the-scenes booklet, and a personalised video story about the creation of the piece, told by the artist herself.
120 x 120 cm (47.2 x 47.2 in.) - #2 of 3 - €1980
100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 in.) - SOLD OUT
70 x 70 cm (27.6 x 27.6 in.) - #3 of 8 - €1180
50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in.) - #8 of 12 - €780
“The more important a call or action to our soul’s evolution, the more Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it.” - Steven Pressfield “The War of Art”
Newton’s 3rd law of physics says: “To every action, there is always opposed an equal reaction”. Often we feel this very concrete law of physics in our psychological struggles. Every attempt to grow, to do something new, to learn, and to develop will inevitably face some kind of reaction. Something be it our environment, family, or circumstances, but most often our own beliefs and self-talk don’t allow us to make our next steps and attempts to block the growth.
This force, this resistance can come in any shape or form: indecision, negative self-talk, procrastination, conflicts, fear, doubt, self-sabotage, shame, guilt. This project attempts to show metaphorically all those types of things that can block our creativity and growth. I hope that every person, facing resistance of some kind realizes that, in the end, the resistance is not real and can be blown away like a piece of paper when you know exactly why you need the growth and why you want to create.
Illusion. Seeking the good in the bad; finding order in chaos; seeing patterns in randomness. Everything in life can be viewed from multiple perspectives, and nothing is ever truly singular. We can all be looking at the same sky yet make out different shapes and figures in the clouds. But who is to say that what they perceive is any more valid than the others?
The artwork is produced on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper (290 gsm, 90% bamboo fibers, 10% cotton), signed and numbered on the front and on the back, embossed with an authenticity stamp, and comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
Available in sizes and editions:
“White Glove Premium“ (any size) - €7800 — includes museum-quality framing, private consultation call on the type of frame and matting, white glove delivery with full insurance, archival premium packaging, behind-the-scenes booklet, and a personalised video story about the creation of the piece, told by the artist herself.
120 x 120 cm (47.2 x 47.2 in.) - #2 of 4 - €1980
100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 in.) - #3 of 8 - €1480
70 x 70 cm (27.6 x 27.6 in.) - #2 of 8 - €1180
50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in.) - 8 - €780
From my project “The Dark Days of the Soul”
"The Dark Days of the Soul" is inspired by the darkness of Finnish winter and the limited ability to physically change places due to the situation in the world. In times like that new opportunities to travel arise. It’s a different kind of travel, though; it’s a journey within.
Each work covers a particular state of mind that I translate into a visual form. Some of them are truly dark, some are bright, but this is how the duality of life works: we wouldn’t be able to see light without the darkness.
In its metamorphosis from the common, colorless caterpillar to the exquisite winged creature of delicate beauty, the butterfly has become a metaphor for transformation and hope; across cultures, it has become a symbol for rebirth and resurrection, for the triumph of the spirit and the soul over the physical prison, the material world. Those transformations might be and often are very painful, but when the change is complete we can see all the grace behind the scars.
The artwork is produced on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper (290 gsm, 90% bamboo fibers, 10% cotton), signed and numbered on the front and on the back, embossed with an authenticity stamp, and comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
Available in sizes and editions:
“White Glove Premium“ (any size) - €7800 — includes museum-quality framing, private consultation call on the type of frame and matting, white glove delivery with full insurance, archival premium packaging, behind-the-scenes booklet, and a personalised video story about the creation of the piece, told by the artist herself.
120 x 120 cm (47.2 x 47.2 in.) - SOLD OUT
100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 in.) - SOLD OUT
70 x 70 cm (27.6 x 27.6 in.) - #3 of 8 - €1180
50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in.) - #3 of 12 - €780
From my project “Life of Folds”
Origami is the art of turning a plain sheet of paper into practically any shape. The transformation of a piece of paper into virtually anything made me think of how we as humans tend to turn plain facts and life situations into positive or negative ones when we react to them emotionally.
In this series, origamis represent emotions that can sometimes be overwhelming, drive you in some direction, make you act a certain way. You can’t fight them. If you try, you will fail. So many of us have unresolved emotions from our childhood that drag us down and turn into miserable human beings. You can only be at peace with yourself when you acknowledge these emotions, observe them, let them be, and pass through you.
Melting away into the blue. Losing all thoughts, desires, and goals. Just blending with the sky and becoimg a drop in the ocean.
The artwork is produced on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper (290 gsm, 90% bamboo fibers, 10% cotton), signed and numbered on the front and on the back, embossed with an authenticity stamp, and comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
Available in sizes and editions:
“White Glove Premium“ (any size) - €7800 — includes museum-quality framing, private consultation call on the type of frame and matting, white glove delivery with full insurance, archival premium packaging, behind-the-scenes booklet, and a personalised video story about the creation of the piece, told by the artist herself.
120 x 120 cm (47.2 x 47.2 in.) – 4 - €1980
100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 in.) - 4 - €1480
70 x 70 cm (27.6 x 27.6 in.) - 4 - €1180
50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in.) - 4 - €780
Life can be improved by adding, or by subtracting. The world pushes us to add because that benefits them. What if we focus on subtracting instead? First, I subtract everything that I can, and then I add only the most essential elements. The ones that I choose myself and that I feel will add the real value. I unlearn the old things and now my mind has space for the new knowledge. Ultimately there’s an infinity of possibilities in limitations. But you need to learn to subtract and make that space first in progress.
Reaching out. It feels so close. But the target moves again. It's the flow of life.
The artwork is produced on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper (290 gsm, 90% bamboo fibers, 10% cotton), signed and numbered on the front and on the back, embossed with an authenticity stamp, and comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
Available in sizes and editions:
“White Glove Premium“ (any size) - €7800 — includes museum-quality framing, private consultation call on the type of frame and matting, white glove delivery with full insurance, archival premium packaging, behind-the-scenes booklet, and a personalised video story about the creation of the piece, told by the artist herself.
100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 in.) - #2 of 4 - €1480
70 x 70 cm (27.6 x 27.6 in.) - #2 of 18 - €1180
50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in.) - 4 - €780
Life can be improved by adding, or by subtracting. The world pushes us to add because that benefits them. What if we focus on subtracting instead? First, I subtract everything that I can, and then I add only the most essential elements. The ones that I choose myself and that I feel will add the real value. I unlearn the old things and now my mind has space for the new knowledge. Ultimately there’s an infinity of possibilities in limitations. But you need to learn to subtract and make that space first in progress.
No matter how hard I try, I can’t stop the desire to control the world.
The artwork is produced on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper (290 gsm, 90% bamboo fibers, 10% cotton), signed and numbered on the front and on the back, embossed with an authenticity stamp, and comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
Available in sizes and editions:
“White Glove Premium“ (any size) - €7800 — includes museum-quality framing, private consultation call on the type of frame and matting, white glove delivery with full insurance, archival premium packaging, behind-the-scenes booklet, and a personalised video story about the creation of the piece, told by the artist herself.
110 x 110 cm (43.3 x 43.3 in.) - #1 of 2 - €1680
80 x 80 cm (31.5 x 31.5 in.) - #3 of 4 - €1280
50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in.) - #2 of 4 - €780
From my project “Quiet Storm”:
Not all the changes are bolts from the blue. The most profound ones can be as quiet as a doldrum. Get still and feel it.
Big dreams that come true are made of tiny little and mundane elements, like hopes, efforts, habits, failures, thoughts, realizations, and lessons learned. It takes time to collect all of those so that all the elements of a puzzle come together and you finally get a vision that changes your life.
The artwork is produced on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper (290 gsm, 90% bamboo fibers, 10% cotton), signed and numbered on the front and on the back, embossed with an authenticity stamp, and comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
Available in sizes and editions:
“White Glove Premium“ (any size) - €7800 — includes museum-quality framing, private consultation call on the type of frame and matting, white glove delivery with full insurance, archival premium packaging, behind-the-scenes booklet, and a personalised video story about the creation of the piece, told by the artist herself.
120 x 120 cm (47.2 x 47.2 in.) - 2 - €1980
100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 in.) - #2 of 5 - €1480
70 x 70 cm (27.6 x 27.6 in.) - #3 of 8 - €1180
50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in.) - #2 of 12 - €780
From my project “Life of Folds”
Origami is the art of turning a plain sheet of paper into practically any shape. The transformation of a piece of paper into virtually anything made me think of how we as humans tend to turn plain facts and life situations into positive or negative ones when we react to them emotionally.
In this series, origamis represent emotions that can sometimes be overwhelming, drive you in some direction, make you act a certain way. You can’t fight them. If you try, you will fail. So many of us have unresolved emotions from our childhood that drag us down and turn into miserable human beings. You can only be at peace with yourself when you acknowledge these emotions, observe them, let them be, and pass through you.
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The artwork is produced on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper (290 gsm, 90% bamboo fibers, 10% cotton), signed and numbered on the front and on the back, embossed with an authenticity stamp, and comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
Available in sizes and editions:
“White Glove Premium“ (any size) - €7800 — includes museum-quality framing, private consultation call on the type of frame and matting, white glove delivery with full insurance, archival premium packaging, behind-the-scenes booklet, and a personalised video story about the creation of the piece, told by the artist herself.
50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in.) - #4 of 12 - €780
From my project “Escapes”
Escapism - the tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy. The word "escapism" often carries a negative connotation, suggesting that escapists are unhappy, with an inability or unwillingness to connect with the real world and to take necessary action. However, recent psychological studies show that often, escapism becomes "self-expansion”, meaning that diving deeply into an activity or creating a fantasy can be a way of exploring oneself and finding inner peace.
The series shows young women whose fantasies and passions spilled into the real world. It’s a speculation on how one can find comfort and confidence in doing something he/she loves.
Hope isn’t just a pleasant feeling. Rather, it is empowering. It gives us confidence that if we try, we can succeed. Hope gives us the motivation to pursue possibilities and opportunities. Hope drives us to work hard and persist even in the face of obstacles, setbacks, and failure. Why? Because even during the darkest times, there is hope, but only if we feel it.
The artwork is produced on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper (290 gsm, 90% bamboo fibers, 10% cotton), signed and numbered on the front and on the back, embossed with an authenticity stamp, and comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
Available in sizes and editions:
“White Glove Premium“ (any size) - €7800 — includes museum-quality framing, private consultation call on the type of frame and matting, white glove delivery with full insurance, archival premium packaging, behind-the-scenes booklet, and a personalised video story about the creation of the piece, told by the artist herself.
70 x 70 cm (27.6 x 27.6 in.) - #2 of 8 - €1180
50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in.) - 8 - €780
From my project “Heights & Stairs”
We have something to say, something to show that we know is meaningful. But there’s no elevator to get up there. We have to take the stairs. With each step our view of the landscape is evolving.
It can sometimes feel like rolling a boulder up a hill. But it fills up our days with hope. The hope that what we have to say, and what we have to show will be heard.
It’s all part of the process, losing hope and regaining it, losing sight of the reason we do it all, only to see it appear with great clarity the next day. Height & Stairs explores notions of hope and meaning that drive us in our pursuit of fulfillment.
It suddenly occurred to her, that she was the one who could create the weather. All by herself. If she wanted to cry, there was rain, if she wanted to smile, there were sunbeams, when she wanted peace - she would put on clouds, they always brought comfort. She was the Weathermaker, in control of her own state and the weather in her mind.
The artwork is produced on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper (290 gsm, 90% bamboo fibers, 10% cotton), signed and numbered on the front and on the back, embossed with an authenticity stamp, and comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
Available in sizes and editions:
“White Glove Premium“ (any size) - €7800 — includes museum-quality framing, private consultation call on the type of frame and matting, white glove delivery with full insurance, archival premium packaging, behind-the-scenes booklet, and a personalised video story about the creation of the piece, told by the artist herself.
70 x 70 cm (27.6 x 27.6 in.) - #8 of 8 - €1250
50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in.) - #4 of 12 - €780
30 x 30 cm (11.8 x 11.8 in.) - #21 of 85 - €350
From my project “Escapes”:
Escapism - the tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy. The word "escapism" often carries a negative connotation, suggesting that escapists are unhappy, with an inability or unwillingness to connect with the real world and to take necessary action. However, recent psychological studies show that often escapism becomes "self-expansion”, meaning that diving deeply into an activity or creating a fantasy can be a way of exploring oneself and finding inner peace.
The series shows young women, whose fantasies and passions spilled into the real world. It’s a speculation on how one can find comfort and confidence in doing something she loves.
The artwork got an Honorable Mention in the 17th Julia Margaret Cameron Award.
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” ― Rachel Carson.
The artwork is produced on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper (290 gsm, 90% bamboo fibers, 10% cotton), signed and numbered on the front and on the back, embossed with an authenticity stamp, and comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
Available in sizes and editions:
“White Glove Premium“ (any size) - €7800 — includes museum-quality framing, private consultation call on the type of frame and matting, white glove delivery with full insurance, archival premium packaging, behind-the-scenes booklet, and a personalised video story about the creation of the piece, told by the artist herself.
120 x 120 cm (47.2 x 47.2 in.) - #2 of 3 - €1980
100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 in.) - #4 of 5 - €1480
70 x 70 cm (27.6 x 27.6 in.) - 8 - €1180
50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in.) - #4 of 12 - €780
No matter what happens human beings see the world as they see it, not the way it actually is. You are a flow, you constantly change, if you are alive there are bits and pieces of you that transform all the time without you being conscious of it: you pump up blood around your body, grow hair, get older... It means that your views of the world can also be changed. You don't have to be stuck in one single life situation, value system, set of personality traits. We are all in a drift and remembering that can be incredibly liberating and calming.
The artwork is produced on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper (290 gsm, 90% bamboo fibers, 10% cotton), signed and numbered on the front and on the back, embossed with an authenticity stamp, and comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
Available in sizes and editions:
“White Glove Premium“ (any size) - €7800 — includes museum-quality framing, private consultation call on the type of frame and matting, white glove delivery with full insurance, archival premium packaging, behind-the-scenes booklet, and a personalised video story about the creation of the piece, told by the artist herself.
100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 in.) - #4 of 5 - €1480
70 x 70 cm (27.6 x 27.6 in.) - 7 - €1180
50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in.) - 7 - €780
30 × 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in.) - #5 of 85 - €350
Escapism - the tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy. The word "escapism" often carries a negative connotation, suggesting that escapists are unhappy, with an inability or unwillingness to connect with the real world and to take necessary action. However, recent psychological studies show that often escapism becomes "self-expansion”, meaning that diving deeply into an activity or creating a fantasy can be a way of exploring oneself and finding inner peace.
The series shows young women, whose fantasies and passions spilled into the real world. It’s a speculation on how one can find comfort and confidence in doing something he/she loves.
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