Magi Viljanen has created a long career as an artist and commercial photographer. Her photography is original and stands out from the mainstream in a refreshing way. As a photographer, Magi is unprejudiced and has chosen challenging themes many times during her career. Bravely she has tried different methods and materials in her works.

“ I think art is meant to move something in a person, and at it’s best art affects those things that people may have become numb to. I don´t see myself as a subjective artist but as a part of something common, and that is the way I work. I am a documentary photographer and I think that art that makes a statement is important.”

The work of Magi is easy to approach and touching in its way to show the truth and representation of life. All the viewers can integrate some aspects of her pictures. Her works brings the reality of others in front of us allowing us to see true stories from this world.