Kaisa Karhu: Yksinäinen ja hölmö / Lonesome and goof

The work is part of the series Herbarium of Emotions / Tunteiden kasvio (2016), which explores the emotions evoked by death and loss through still-life arrangements. The series consists of photographs and object installations that depict flowers and plants, altered and reassembled in various ways.

About the artist
Kaisa Karhu (b. 1984, Jyväskylä) is a Helsinki-based photographic artist whose practice combines performative actions with photography. Through a personal approach, Karhu explores themes of femininity, landscape, and the subordinate history of women as image-makers of nature. Her previous solo exhibitions include Galleria Rajatila in Tampere (2022) and Photographic Gallery Hippolyte in Helsinki (2021). Karhu graduated with a Master of Arts in Photography from the Aalto University in 2017, and her works are included in, among others, the Finnish State Art Collection.

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.