Meadows

The Meadows series teeters between photography and painting, with scenes of atmospheric natural spaces digitally manipulated with drips, splashes, and strokes of pixelated pigment. This series encapsulates the springtime bloom of wildflowers in rural, disused spaces now untouched by human hands, the multitude of indigenous and wild plant species filling the entirety of the shot. Each work within the series shows a different stretch of land taken in different counties or countries. These slices of meadows are located between the brick and concrete of housing, pavement, and apartment blocks, exploding through the cracks of society. These sections of organic land remain untouched, continuing to grow in biodiversity; the only interaction is between the local insect population and the artist, who photographs and digitally plays with the space, adding her own abstract painterly touch. "I found these places by wandering around and observing, stopping and looking very closely. The Meadow is like a miniature landscape, especially in contrast to the Forests I have been photographing in recent years. In Finland the idea of an urban meadow is still quite new but in Germany, where many of these works were photographed, there has been a clear shift to leaving the lawn mower aside to create natural habitats for bees and pollinators. The works are also about the picture itself, where light and colours make up an image on the edge of visibility. The pictures are layered, allowing the surface to become further abstracted. The result is a resonating image that moves in the summer light”, explains the artist.