The Innocent, photographs Added by MOA2006

Photo: Laura Vuoma

Waking up is a space between dream and reality, the conscious and the unconscious; in some way also a moment between life and death. Waking up is giving up slumber, it brings one's being back to routine and corporality. A person who?s just awakened is strongly present in two realities, here and elsewhere.
My photographs are portraits of awakening. Situations where a human being is physically present in the surrounding reality, but is still looking inward, at dreams. I examine a person?s way of presenting himself in a situation he cannot fully control. My portraits do not depict individuals per se, but rather the humanity they reflect.

I was born in Oulu, and came to Helsinki seven years ago. Before that I studied cultural and art history in the University of Turku. I work as a freelance photographer for newspapers and periodicals. I especially enjoy taking photos of people, and one of the best things about this work is that I get to take a peek in other people's lives. Both in my work and in art what fascinates me is beauty in ordinary, everyday things. My hobby is my own native dialect and my dream is to go on a canoeing course.

Contact:
lvuoma(at)uiah.fi