Verna Kovanen: Beach Diary II

The photographs in the Beach Diary series are diary entries from the beach. The gaze focuses on the shapes of the sand, while the mind shifts into holiday mode. The series is part of Broken Holiday Album, a body of work in which memories intertwine with experiences gathered while travelling. Photographer Verna Kovanen takes us on a beach holiday, revisiting as an adult the beaches she remembers from childhood. The work follows the shores of the Mediterranean, passing through beaches and holiday resorts.

About the artist
Verna Kovanen is a Helsinki-based visual artist working with photography. Her work explores the concepts of family and kinship, as well as questions of personal and collective memory. In addition to traditional photographic pigment prints, her work employs cyanotype and printmaking techniques such as silk screen printing and Japanese risography. Kovanen’s work has been presented in numerous solo and group exhibitions, as well as video art screenings, both in Finland and internationally.

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.