Most works have been painted in the Prehistoric Collection and in the Coin Cabinet at the National Museum in Helsinki. I paint the objects as I perceive them in their display cases.
In the paintings, the objects are separated from the museum context. I strive for them to get new and more expressive content. The temporal distance is erased.
As part of my painting process, I prime linen canvases and make my own oil paint by grinding dry pigments in oil. When priming, the canvases get different surfaces. This is where the painting process starts.
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