The book, comprising a wide spectrum of portraits and an abundance of Teemu M\u00e4ki\u2019s own writing, is like a route of forking paths where the artist\u2019s scrutiny of gender roles offered by society become entangled with questions aroung e.g. family relations, aging, death and art. A common thread in the portraits is the photographer’s strict pursuit towards sincerity \u2013 while being conscious of the threat of the impossibility of the task itself. The diversity of the personas depicted, together with the revealing, almost laboratory-like, lighting of the images, and the tapestry of texts create a strong photo book with a voice of its own.<\/p>\n
Miten olla mies tai nainen tai jotain muuta<\/em> is the winner of the Finnish Photobook Award 2020.<\/p>\n