Through these images, I deal with issues of identity and place, of belonging to something and reaching for something else. Is it the city street or the asphalt yard of the housing estate where I belong? Is a highway as important as the cathedral square? The oval shape and bevel edged glass connect the works in the series to 19th century landscape paintings and early photographic portraits, both signs of attachment and ownership.

This exhibition was funded in part by FRAME, The Finnish Fund for Art Exchange. Information about FRAME is available at www.frame-fund.fi.