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Shared Motherhood

https://youtu.be/J9AbrucY7eohttps://youtu.be/eZoEZYGSF_Qhttps://youtu.be/XZX7ROP2O-E SHARED MOTHERHOOD What Video-based installationHelsinki, Finland · 2014 How Video-based installationHelsinki, Finland · 2014 Notes Video-based installationHelsinki, Finland · 2014 Every mother thinks of her child: how they breathe softly in their sleep, how they take their first steps, dance through childhood, stumble as they grow, and dance again towards a new morning. In […]

Ghar – At Home In India

Ghar – At Home In India The photographs in the exhibition Ghar – At Home in India (ghar means “home” or “house” in Hindi) were taken in December 1998. The exhibition is a tribute to my friends in India. Rather than creating traditional family portraits, I sought to capture the pauses and in-between moments that […]

source – Kutch

magi viljanen Kutch In 1992 I happened to wander into the village of Ludia, situated in the Kutch desert of India. During my first visit, the village was celebrating an engagement party, and by the time I returned for a second visit, a baby boy had been born. Because of these coincidences, the villagers began […]

The Angels I Met

magi viljanen The AngelsI Met During my journey around the world, I encountered children who, for one reason or another, seemed special to me. They felt like souls I had met before, like messengers. These photographs, taken in passing, stayed in my thoughts. Later, I created a small series in which the children have angel […]

Mirror 17+5-2

magi viljanen Mirror17+5 Mirror 17+5 is an installation in which composition, atmosphere, and spatial experience take precedence over the individual images themselves. A photograph projected onto the wall and a swing suspended in the centre of the space subtly evoke a small personal tragedy. The space is surrounded by stark portraits of ordinary people. The […]

Mirror 17+5-3

WHAT: PHOTO EXHIBITION   WHERE: HELSINKI, FINLAND   WHEN: 1996 Mirror 17 + 5 MIRROR 17+5 is an installation where the composition and atmosphere are more important than individual pictures. The picture superimposed on the wall and the swing hanging in the middle of the space tell discreetly of a small tragedy.  The space is […]

Once Upon A Time

WHAT: PHOTO-BASED INSTALLATION   WHERE: KARJAA, FINLAND   WHEN: 2004 Once upon a time Once upon a time is about memories, remembering and the fact that everything vanishes. It is about signs that we leave and about things that stay behind from the moments that we have gone through.   In spring 2004 our adopted […]

Why Am I Here?

WHAT: PHOTO EXHIBITION   WHERE: HYVINKÄÄ, FINLAND   WHEN: 2007

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