I have lived in Canada for a long time and have recently moved back to Finland. The exhibition displays my woven art inspired by experiences in dense wildernesses and on open seas. I have used the old jacquard weaving technique aided by modern applications of a computer, which gives the tapestries a new look.

I apply multiple techniques in a unique combination, which portrays the diversity of the natural world. I use my own photographs as a point of departure. I weave the images with natural fibres and complement them with paper-, metal-, and copper yarn. Together they create a three dimensional image, which I then enhance with my unique finishing touches.

Natural elements are the building blocks of my art: bears, ropes thrown onto beaches by storms, and fishing nets revealed by low tides. By portraying nature, I want to emphasize the importance of maintaining balance in this world of disorder.

I chose to live on the coast of Western Uusimaa. In Hanko, beaches, sea, and nature surround me but the scale is very different from that in Canada.