Ida Taavitsainen: Jäähyväiset Honkaniemelle

The photograph was exhibited in the show (Mis)Fortunes, which presents analogue photographs that would not have existed without chance or mistakes. The series encourages viewers to appreciate the beauty in randomness and failure.
This is the last photograph the photographer took of their grandparents’ lakeside cottage before it was sold.
The matting is part of the work, so the dimensions include the mat; the actual photographic surface is smaller.

About the artist
Ida Taavitsainen is a Helsinki-based photographer working with analogue photography. Her work often explores memory, family ties, presence and absence, and people’s emotional attachment to places and objects. Taavitsainen earned her Master’s degree in Fine Art Photography in 2014 at the Royal College of Art in England. Her work has been included in group exhibitions in Europe and Asia, including the Finnish Museum of Photography, Loviisa City Museum, and the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (KMOPA) in Japan. Her works are in the collections of the Finnish State and KMOPA.

By purchasing this print, you are donating 10 € to forest protection

The Association of Photographic Artists is participating in the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation´s (Luonnonperintösäätiö) campaign that is raising funds for the Art Forest (Taiteen metsä). The artist donates 5 € and the Association of Photographic Artists doubles the donation.