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The inspiration for these works begins in nature — often in small, quiet moments. I photograph details that catch my eye for reasons I can’t always explain, or just what I feel. A lakeside glimmer, a reflection shifting in the clear midday sun or the fading glow of evening. Sometimes it’s the weathered surface of bark, a humble and fragile little plant struggling for sunlight on the forest floor among giants, or a moist usnea clinging to a dry branch, shaped by Nordic wind and full of sparkling droplets — trapped within its sponge-like strands.
Sometimes I bring nature into the studio. Sometimes I take the studio into the forest — quite literally. Some scenes are captured as they are. Others are carefully staged or reconstructed, guided by what the environment offers. There is no single method.
But these are not traditional nature photographs. Each image begins with reality yet shifts away from it — through subtle distortion, layered composition or a surreal twist that bends the rules of what we expect to see. Elements remain recognizable but are reinterpreted — a familiar plant or natural structure transformed into something more abstract, more contemporary, but still looks familiar and soothing.
Technique is also never fixed. Each piece grows from the material itself and the direction it naturally suggests. Reflections, textures and traces of movement are recurring themes but the works reach beyond any one motif. They often drift into visual states that range from pictorial softness to quiet surrealism — revealing how familiar elements can morph into something ambiguous, dreamlike and strangely otherworldly. A portal to a parallel reality where perception is constantly shifting.
More works will be revealed soon.
