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width="4471" height="2999" width_o="4471" height_o="2999" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf8ef7d288cd7b95bbe07d02d16ba031176cbe82056f8676ccde4a15b17a85c8/From-the-Shadows-26.jpg" data-mid="240751196" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cf8ef7d288cd7b95bbe07d02d16ba031176cbe82056f8676ccde4a15b17a85c8/From-the-Shadows-26.jpg" /> <img width="3637" height="4535" width_o="3637" height_o="4535" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb9c215ec34d9e3d84ef197a5116122842fc67c013dac36eef32520226cb9b1f/15.6.jpg" data-mid="240751195" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bb9c215ec34d9e3d84ef197a5116122842fc67c013dac36eef32520226cb9b1f/15.6.jpg" /> &nbsp; Dandelions "I was adopted when I was four and a half years old. I was sold for 30 million lei and a pair of speakers. Two years ago when I came to Bucharest everything stopped. My life just stopped. It has gotten way into drugs—I’m talking finding needles on the ground. But I have no aids, I’ve been to the doctor’s two months ago and have my blood test taken. But I do have hepatitis C. I could drop dead any second.” - Loredana / Gara de Nord ︎&nbsp;︎ <img width="4764" height="1640" width_o="4764" height_o="1640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9749d5be15c8ca74c6a60fbe696e03ac5f55f70ec6660e59a6535a76e0abd5c/3.jpg" data-mid="240736914" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d9749d5be15c8ca74c6a60fbe696e03ac5f55f70ec6660e59a6535a76e0abd5c/3.jpg" /> Dandelions is an ongoing photography project documenting the lives and struggles of people living with opioid addiction in Romania, a crisis that emerged from the country's post-communist transition and the heroin influx of the 1990s. In 2018 I travelled to Bucharest to document issues of public health and met Alina, a social worker at a local anti-aids charity. She took me on the ambulance as the team offered syringe exchange and testing in the streets of Bucharest. That night there were people crowding outside the ambulance. One of them was Cristina, who showed me her scars as if to say "look at what I've been through”. She was struggling with addiction, working on the streets to pay her bills. There were many others like her, each with a unique story to be told. Since then I have returned to Bucharest repeatedly to document the lives affected by this social crisis. I'm interested in portraying resilience and agency: how those living with addiction navigate circumstances often beyond their control. I remain amazed by people’s tenacious will to survive and I hope this body of work honours their stories. <img width="2048" height="1646" width_o="2048" height_o="1646" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2eab40bff487dfbcf92395bf587b449f06bb2fddec05a7f2444e05a68ced093f/Cristina-s-room.jpg" data-mid="215130576" border="0" data-scale="89" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2eab40bff487dfbcf92395bf587b449f06bb2fddec05a7f2444e05a68ced093f/Cristina-s-room.jpg" /> In loving memory of Cristina Angela Ștefan 🕊 (1984-2022).︎︎︎Exhibited at Visiting Art/ist 2025 in the Finnish Cultural Centre in Berlin. Curated by Mirjami Schuppert. Supported by Patricia Seppälä Foundation, Finnfoto and the Foundation for Advancing Journalistic Culture. https://ainovaananen.com/Albania Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:53:25 +0000 Aino Väänänen https://ainovaananen.com/Albania Documenting the Slavic Dialects of Albania:&nbsp; A photographer's gaze, a linguist's reflection Our joint field expedition to ethnolinguistic minorities in Albania in 2020 sought to document their actual sociolinguistic situation by recording speech samples and capturing the everyday lives of their speakers.&nbsp; While the linguistic study sheds light on contact-induced changes in these language varieties, the accompanying photographs offer a visual narrative of these communities—portraying their traditions, architecture, and people. Through this blend of scholarship and photography, the project not only preserves a fading linguistic heritage but also tells a compelling story of cultural resilience in the Balkans. The field trip was organized by Dr. Maxim Makartsev (Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg) as part of his linguistic research project. Our preliminary findings have been published here. These are some of the photographs I took during this trip. They combine a visual narrative with linguistic and ethnographic commentary.- Aino Väänänen&nbsp; <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee87b24a64d32e623c5ab217f169501a834b9a96a0f10faa4cbe3095aa326a71/Trebisht---Maxim---book-09.jpg" data-mid="228256709" border="0" alt="Trebisht. An abandoned post office." data-caption="Trebisht. An abandoned post office." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee87b24a64d32e623c5ab217f169501a834b9a96a0f10faa4cbe3095aa326a71/Trebisht---Maxim---book-09.jpg" /> <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae6c51caf5aa357c33e4c464ce3f2e534cf7a519d70271ea922a162c73776ba9/Trebisht---Maxim---book-07.jpg" data-mid="228256701" border="0" alt="Baking bread (leb) on an aluminum tray (te'psija) in an oven (so'ba)." data-caption="Baking bread (leb) on an aluminum tray (te'psija) in an oven (so'ba)." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ae6c51caf5aa357c33e4c464ce3f2e534cf7a519d70271ea922a162c73776ba9/Trebisht---Maxim---book-07.jpg" /> <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/57297ee2ea532b7c768757d1232a7cebcbdda5231229c39e9e9ba63cba344ffd/Trebisht---Maxim---book-06.jpg" data-mid="228256707" border="0" alt="A caf&eacute;-bar (Albanian: lokal) in the village of Trebisht." data-caption="A café-bar (Albanian: lokal) in the village of Trebisht." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/57297ee2ea532b7c768757d1232a7cebcbdda5231229c39e9e9ba63cba344ffd/Trebisht---Maxim---book-06.jpg" /> <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c07b1df512719e4bdc03fa3296981f07037504c0d105404278e23003b3f8435a/Trebisht---Maxim---book-05.jpg" data-mid="228256706" border="0" alt="Trebisht. Elderly couple. The woman is dressed in traditional everyday attire: a headscarf (&scaron;a'mlija), a long shirt (ko'&scaron;ulʼa), a skirt (pe'&scaron;temal)" data-caption="Trebisht. Elderly couple. The woman is dressed in traditional everyday attire: a headscarf (ša'mlija), a long shirt (ko'šulʼa), a skirt (pe'štemal)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c07b1df512719e4bdc03fa3296981f07037504c0d105404278e23003b3f8435a/Trebisht---Maxim---book-05.jpg" /> <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a6ccda79af2dad5a63c2483f48c310001d3a2b8ec188a21bc6729f74d77566bc/Trebisht---Maxim---book-08.jpg" data-mid="228256708" border="0" alt="Trebisht. Field area Gra'di&scaron;ta. In the evening, it is used for football games and socialization of teenagers and young people." data-caption="Trebisht. Field area Gra'dišta. In the evening, it is used for football games and socialization of teenagers and young people." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a6ccda79af2dad5a63c2483f48c310001d3a2b8ec188a21bc6729f74d77566bc/Trebisht---Maxim---book-08.jpg" /> <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0dbf9cdb0880508df0cfdf8c37f99768f9de708625bb0e89ac91e45b4b58e8ca/Trebisht---Maxim---book-04.jpg" data-mid="228256705" border="0" alt="A typical family dinner in the village of Trebisht. On the table &ndash; steamed rice, pljeskavica with yogurt and spices, bryndza, and drinking yogurt. All ingredients are purchased from the store." data-caption="A typical family dinner in the village of Trebisht. On the table – steamed rice, pljeskavica with yogurt and spices, bryndza, and drinking yogurt. All ingredients are purchased from the store." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0dbf9cdb0880508df0cfdf8c37f99768f9de708625bb0e89ac91e45b4b58e8ca/Trebisht---Maxim---book-04.jpg" /> <img width="4230" height="3375" width_o="4230" height_o="3375" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54170a65f9a43a2ac408876de6bb81ef3d177eae9a81b744944ec7d5a1f6b587/Trebisht---Maxim---book-02.jpg" data-mid="228256703" border="0" alt="M.H., one of our main assistants from the village of Trebisht. The photograph was taken in the area of Ja'strebec, on the way out of the village towards the Trebisht-Džepi&scaron;te border crossing. In the background, the Stogovo and Karaorman mountains (North Macedonia) can be seen. The hill behind M.H. is already on Albanian territory, and its name is Kute'jca. The slope facing the observer is divided into the following field areas: Gra'di&scaron;ta (near M.H.'s right hand), Vo'lčki Ku'tel, Na'tina Le'dina, Kosti' Ramnik, Ve'i&scaron;ta (near M.H.'s left hand), Ra'psi Kraj (behind M.H.)." data-caption="M.H., one of our main assistants from the village of Trebisht. The photograph was taken in the area of Ja'strebec, on the way out of the village towards the Trebisht-Džepište border crossing. In the background, the Stogovo and Karaorman mountains (North Macedonia) can be seen. The hill behind M.H. is already on Albanian territory, and its name is Kute'jca. The slope facing the observer is divided into the following field areas: Gra'dišta (near M.H.'s right hand), Vo'lčki Ku'tel, Na'tina Le'dina, Kosti' Ramnik, Ve'išta (near M.H.'s left hand), Ra'psi Kraj (behind M.H.)." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/54170a65f9a43a2ac408876de6bb81ef3d177eae9a81b744944ec7d5a1f6b587/Trebisht---Maxim---book-02.jpg" /> <img width="2765" height="1843" width_o="2765" height_o="1843" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe5ea588f0777f4311f3ce952700fe11b050dab6ec2c7736224c7558572cf26e/Trebisht---Maxim---book-01.jpg" data-mid="228256702" border="0" alt="A door in a house in Trebisht." data-caption="A door in a house in Trebisht." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe5ea588f0777f4311f3ce952700fe11b050dab6ec2c7736224c7558572cf26e/Trebisht---Maxim---book-01.jpg" /> <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a6829ef62c981ed60158a00a8fb9fb357b280995f1db628eac18c20385330fb/Trebisht---Maxim---book-03.jpg" data-mid="228256704" border="0" alt="V&euml;rnica. The caretaker of St. George's Church. Unknown treasure hunters dug up the floor in search of gold, but found nothing." data-caption="Vërnica. The caretaker of St. George's Church. Unknown treasure hunters dug up the floor in search of gold, but found nothing." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7a6829ef62c981ed60158a00a8fb9fb357b280995f1db628eac18c20385330fb/Trebisht---Maxim---book-03.jpg" /> <img width="3481" height="5222" width_o="3481" height_o="5222" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79ebe8473e4b9cc56a0a9d6363d58c1c3467799f4f69cf6daee567870774818c/Trebisht---Maxim---book-10.jpg" data-mid="228256710" border="0" alt="Participants of the expedition Maxim Makartsev and Nora Muheim (on the right). N.M. is wearing the traditional costume of the village of Trebi&scaron;t (tre'bi&scaron;ki ru'ti&scaron;ta): a &quot;luxurious&quot; headscarf (sko'pa &scaron;a'mlija), jewelry &ndash; a silver coin (fra'nga) and a beaded necklace (ni'zalʼki so mu'nizda), a vest with silver embroidery (sə'rmen e'lek), a woven belt (po'jas) and a decorative belt (ko'lan), embroidered with sequins (se'defki), two square scarves on the belt, also embroidered with sequins (ri'zi), an apron (bo'fča), a long shirt (ko'&scaron;ulʼa) with embroidered sleeves (ro'kai) and inserts (u'jmi) of golden sequins. Under the shirt, baggy trousers (pi'ki) are worn, and at the back, a short apron (fu'ta) is tied. The decoration in the shape of a six-pointed star on the wall is a fashionable interior element made from rings of plastic bottles and has no symbolic significance in traditional culture." data-caption="Participants of the expedition Maxim Makartsev and Nora Muheim (on the right). N.M. is wearing the traditional costume of the village of Trebišt (tre'biški ru'tišta): a &quot;luxurious&quot; headscarf (sko'pa ša'mlija), jewelry – a silver coin (fra'nga) and a beaded necklace (ni'zalʼki so mu'nizda), a vest with silver embroidery (sə'rmen e'lek), a woven belt (po'jas) and a decorative belt (ko'lan), embroidered with sequins (se'defki), two square scarves on the belt, also embroidered with sequins (ri'zi), an apron (bo'fča), a long shirt (ko'šulʼa) with embroidered sleeves (ro'kai) and inserts (u'jmi) of golden sequins. Under the shirt, baggy trousers (pi'ki) are worn, and at the back, a short apron (fu'ta) is tied. The decoration in the shape of a six-pointed star on the wall is a fashionable interior element made from rings of plastic bottles and has no symbolic significance in traditional culture." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/79ebe8473e4b9cc56a0a9d6363d58c1c3467799f4f69cf6daee567870774818c/Trebisht---Maxim---book-10.jpg" /> &nbsp; https://ainovaananen.com/Vanishing-Point Thu, 12 Jan 2023 20:13:06 +0000 Aino Väänänen https://ainovaananen.com/Vanishing-Point <img width="4281" height="3417" width_o="4281" height_o="3417" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33cf67f7da5c73969445bd25759561811779ebd5a841bd2c963dda4473c7d7ed/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vnnen-1.jpg" data-mid="164519951" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33cf67f7da5c73969445bd25759561811779ebd5a841bd2c963dda4473c7d7ed/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vnnen-1.jpg" /> <img width="4741" height="3785" width_o="4741" height_o="3785" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd487095fed7e8845f99cc48a1bbed70aef339f6388cfa249dc71ec7f29786ed/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vnnen-3.jpg" data-mid="164520111" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dd487095fed7e8845f99cc48a1bbed70aef339f6388cfa249dc71ec7f29786ed/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vnnen-3.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="2874" width_o="3600" height_o="2874" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3036f63154a7ff40a1ffbcd3b6de0adfdd2d9669763b5f5dc2a905bcf0e24b1f/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vaananen-7-copy.jpg" data-mid="164520113" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3036f63154a7ff40a1ffbcd3b6de0adfdd2d9669763b5f5dc2a905bcf0e24b1f/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vaananen-7-copy.jpg" /> <img width="2832" height="2310" width_o="2832" height_o="2310" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a522ad88c10a791e79f41a1720cea17ae76717d937dad02d0beda9a356af63bb/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vnnen-5.jpg" data-mid="164520118" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a522ad88c10a791e79f41a1720cea17ae76717d937dad02d0beda9a356af63bb/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vnnen-5.jpg" /> <img width="4519" height="3620" width_o="4519" height_o="3620" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ed7bdf2199c987aa138bf70831d4be8418b8a72c4782618ff836f5a23f7c5bb/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vnnen-9.jpg" data-mid="164520117" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ed7bdf2199c987aa138bf70831d4be8418b8a72c4782618ff836f5a23f7c5bb/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vnnen-9.jpg" /> <img width="4800" height="3831" width_o="4800" height_o="3831" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/34132d002a52c97bc584710f6213a449c4c72ca3cdc6b1bbacce5e8312a6541e/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vaananen-10-copy.jpg" data-mid="164520115" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/34132d002a52c97bc584710f6213a449c4c72ca3cdc6b1bbacce5e8312a6541e/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vaananen-10-copy.jpg" /> <img width="2951" height="2407" width_o="2951" height_o="2407" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dbc9c97d92c278c5edf2cf4dac81c629f1542f0b66efa057652956597e169e8c/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vnnen-6.jpg" data-mid="164520116" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dbc9c97d92c278c5edf2cf4dac81c629f1542f0b66efa057652956597e169e8c/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vnnen-6.jpg" /> <img width="4008" height="3200" width_o="4008" height_o="3200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4799cd22185ad73d4fab2a1f16124f49ecf66633ca1272f01e4780b97161ea2/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vaananen-2.jpg" data-mid="164520027" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4799cd22185ad73d4fab2a1f16124f49ecf66633ca1272f01e4780b97161ea2/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vaananen-2.jpg" /> <img width="5456" height="4356" width_o="5456" height_o="4356" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a52b0f7664a614948c9ae747558d6998ba53b05bed091c1a8754041a81b6dca/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vnnen-8.jpg" data-mid="164520114" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a52b0f7664a614948c9ae747558d6998ba53b05bed091c1a8754041a81b6dca/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vnnen-8.jpg" /> <img width="4810" height="3840" width_o="4810" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bbf80d7c4cf7acd1acec8cd29953ca81ec3aa29d98ef8c4f9dd8d35601bab8a6/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vnnen-4.jpg" data-mid="164520112" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bbf80d7c4cf7acd1acec8cd29953ca81ec3aa29d98ef8c4f9dd8d35601bab8a6/Vanishing-Point---Aino-Vnnen-4.jpg" /> The coordinates of the Arctic Circle are in constant flux due to movements of land masses and ocean currents. Vanishing Point grows into an allegory for life in the north, where traditional lifestyles and the environment are in transition.This project started from my desire to visualise the ongoing change, which is both external and internal. I packed my car and went on a tour around the northern edge cities during the Covid-19 lockdown soon realising that the desolation I was faced with was less to do with the pandemic and more to do with an existential change caused by depopulation, the crumbling away of traditional industries and global warming.Ever since then, I’ve kept photographing my surroundings in the North where I’ve been faced with changes in the fragile nature of the Arctic. My working method is erratic and consists of mostly aimless wanderings reflecting the ambiguity of the coordinates of the Arctic Circle.The question that I keep coming back to is: what does the future hold for the vast peripheries of the North?︎︎︎ Exhibited at the “Artist of the Year” exhibition in Oulunsalo 10.08.2022 — 29.09.2022.&nbsp; Featured on A Film Cosmos.&nbsp; <img width="6000" height="4244" width_o="6000" height_o="4244" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd59496d2905efab00964adf8bc1b864a9f52fe8b91ad4f0b84b3497f298a7af/Vanishing-Point-copy.jpg" data-mid="164519704" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dd59496d2905efab00964adf8bc1b864a9f52fe8b91ad4f0b84b3497f298a7af/Vanishing-Point-copy.jpg" /> https://ainovaananen.com/Sacrificed-Lands Wed, 20 May 2026 10:14:29 +0000 Aino Väänänen https://ainovaananen.com/Sacrificed-Lands <img width="2800" height="2284" width_o="2800" height_o="2284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9fef214aef618b7505702cb8a7a31e7d5ab2198e01f971eb6a3fe6820e3b3e8/sacrificed-lands-20.jpg" data-mid="248527971" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a9fef214aef618b7505702cb8a7a31e7d5ab2198e01f971eb6a3fe6820e3b3e8/sacrificed-lands-20.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="2086" width_o="2500" height_o="2086" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fb6485aa554edcd91e7def7a82006471bdb00345fee86621e5f7c3e9b1856af3/sacrificed-lands-6.jpg" data-mid="248529840" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fb6485aa554edcd91e7def7a82006471bdb00345fee86621e5f7c3e9b1856af3/sacrificed-lands-6.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1986" width_o="2500" height_o="1986" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc5a018809f24d67821f5a5447bbf7b03095ce0a32a7cc7f265d787fe5404e09/sacrificed-lands-2.jpg" data-mid="248527972" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dc5a018809f24d67821f5a5447bbf7b03095ce0a32a7cc7f265d787fe5404e09/sacrificed-lands-2.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="2086" width_o="2500" height_o="2086" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/12292053c73205e027b21bff9910e94266a7ced12e7bb037340afced66dcda3f/sacrificed-lands-3.jpg" data-mid="248527973" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/12292053c73205e027b21bff9910e94266a7ced12e7bb037340afced66dcda3f/sacrificed-lands-3.jpg" /> <img width="2027" height="1654" width_o="2027" height_o="1654" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e4dfd59e2a7bc163484cac5544f9391f6662f5f59743ec93ca300ecab7abb32f/Aino_Vaananen_03-copy.jpg" data-mid="248529830" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e4dfd59e2a7bc163484cac5544f9391f6662f5f59743ec93ca300ecab7abb32f/Aino_Vaananen_03-copy.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="2086" width_o="2500" height_o="2086" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ef9d5d2687801539c67b820115fa8b001e81728e0401afead0f20196a838f0e/sacrificed-lands-4.jpg" data-mid="248527974" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ef9d5d2687801539c67b820115fa8b001e81728e0401afead0f20196a838f0e/sacrificed-lands-4.jpg" /> "Finland has world-class resource districts with access to abundant, low-cost renewable power and excellent infrastructure" - CD Capital, Cayman Islands My homeland Finland's promise draws global mining companies and renewable energy developers to the Arctic under the banner of green transition. My work asks whether we're repeating old patterns of energy colonisation: decades ago, the damming of Kemijoki silenced the river and devastated communities in Lapland in the name of progress. Through documentary photography, I examine areas now marked&nbsp; as sacrifice zones for mines, wind farms and pipelines.A multi-disciplinary project conducted together with the department of social psychology at Helsinki University during 2025-2028. Supported by Kone Foundation. ︎︎︎ Exhibited at Kunstquartier Bethanien Berlin 4/2026. <img width="2800" height="1867" width_o="2800" height_o="1867" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/912737ab0c33a3dc62ec8d83690710134e64cbaef1ddbf21f6d0b5c1322c1fa0/sacrificed-lands-22.jpg" data-mid="248527985" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/912737ab0c33a3dc62ec8d83690710134e64cbaef1ddbf21f6d0b5c1322c1fa0/sacrificed-lands-22.jpg" /> https://ainovaananen.com/In-Shallow-Waters-I-Walked Fri, 05 Jan 2024 09:23:59 +0000 Aino Väänänen https://ainovaananen.com/In-Shallow-Waters-I-Walked <img width="4011" height="6048" width_o="4011" height_o="6048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/059a8ee8630e9f717be40072ab554ae8a301b86c85c1c1997be4213c9306b638/SAARENAIKA_FILM-21.jpg" data-mid="200813605" border="0" data-scale="41" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/059a8ee8630e9f717be40072ab554ae8a301b86c85c1c1997be4213c9306b638/SAARENAIKA_FILM-21.jpg" /> <img 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a6e09cb68511a46c032831dd827dbd431f545fc9cbcec66eee076b587ca0ef88/DEC-2023-5.jpg" data-mid="200813263" border="0" data-scale="40" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a6e09cb68511a46c032831dd827dbd431f545fc9cbcec66eee076b587ca0ef88/DEC-2023-5.jpg" /> <img width="5091" height="3818" width_o="5091" height_o="3818" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8dff2ba7d03bf3c5a69c0db6ab33d06316fa488b41ba999fa379908b62818c16/AJATTOMUUS-1.jpg" data-mid="200813262" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8dff2ba7d03bf3c5a69c0db6ab33d06316fa488b41ba999fa379908b62818c16/AJATTOMUUS-1.jpg" /> <img width="2867" height="4300" width_o="2867" height_o="4300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3eb8c3955023e0a64ef39f5fd353d11ab2f9d9982ce564057a4a00d7144293e2/SAAPAS.jpg" data-mid="200813102" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3eb8c3955023e0a64ef39f5fd353d11ab2f9d9982ce564057a4a00d7144293e2/SAAPAS.jpg" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f96b1450b1952ed399102f9060f49906133c958ced2173f42cb9790da0cb05d/DEC-2023-6.jpg" data-mid="200813264" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f96b1450b1952ed399102f9060f49906133c958ced2173f42cb9790da0cb05d/DEC-2023-6.jpg" /> <img width="6048" height="4011" width_o="6048" height_o="4011" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62bc561d7b2597285275962bbb47a8d401dd949bf807c2de16efcaf50387379f/SAARENAIKA_FILM-28.jpg" data-mid="200813568" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/62bc561d7b2597285275962bbb47a8d401dd949bf807c2de16efcaf50387379f/SAARENAIKA_FILM-28.jpg" /> In Shallow Waters I Walked is a photographic project based on my home island of Hailuoto. With this project, I investigate the intrinsic value of nature, its instrumentalisation, and the dynamics of the interaction. Engaging in dialogues amidst the shores of the Bothnian Bay and in its pine forests, I explore the interplay between the island of Hailuoto and its inhabitants, both animal and human. I examine how we perceive ourselves in relation to nature and how our connection to it is defined. Drawing similarities to Butō (舞踏), I look at the multilayered symbiosis and conflict between the human and natural worlds. I am interested in understanding how humans position themselves within their environment, exploring the harmony or discord in this relationship. The exaggerated and expressive movements of Butō create associations with the banality and grotesquery of human actions, serving as an analogy for the ways in which humans instrumentalise their surroundings – from local experiences to global crises.︎︎︎ Supported by the Finnish Arts Promotion Centre.&nbsp; <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0412d037b28859e1a44dd787d9d5dee468fc1aae8de3fe6b0ae228c90f45ed59/LANDSC.jpg" data-mid="200813157" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0412d037b28859e1a44dd787d9d5dee468fc1aae8de3fe6b0ae228c90f45ed59/LANDSC.jpg" /> https://ainovaananen.com/Love-and-Other-Truths Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:54:28 +0000 Aino Väänänen https://ainovaananen.com/Love-and-Other-Truths <img width="1990" height="1599" width_o="1990" height_o="1599" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/263d9e0c2a9b9bf8eadb665f0c9667da3534ceaa1519f71e7f8786026b5922b6/1_LGBT-Russia-1.jpg" data-mid="164517567" border="0" data-scale="74" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/263d9e0c2a9b9bf8eadb665f0c9667da3534ceaa1519f71e7f8786026b5922b6/1_LGBT-Russia-1.jpg" /> <img width="3685" height="2968" width_o="3685" height_o="2968" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e055cf351315a3bd6225f806c7128439cb65fad6fca673b77ede830ddbd9fd9/Lyosha.jpg" data-mid="164517553" border="0" data-scale="70" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e055cf351315a3bd6225f806c7128439cb65fad6fca673b77ede830ddbd9fd9/Lyosha.jpg" /> <img width="3402" height="2703" width_o="3402" height_o="2703" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a06fb5c66c0a137ae82c6568a67f19a31bc5253ccfe6a9ce98aa5b7c23f43496/2_LGBT-Russia-1.jpg" data-mid="164517712" border="0" data-scale="90" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd95e6edef2376a5cb1b8e3248dc9543ebc06a60491a09f8bf95f7dc3274a748/LGBTQ-Russia-7.jpg" data-mid="164517953" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dd95e6edef2376a5cb1b8e3248dc9543ebc06a60491a09f8bf95f7dc3274a748/LGBTQ-Russia-7.jpg" /> <img width="2838" height="2218" width_o="2838" height_o="2218" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/58a69ea365f3b7c1b52c43a2b30900ba9e3edc291854de937386d603fb27469d/LGBT-Russia-19.jpg" data-mid="164517950" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/58a69ea365f3b7c1b52c43a2b30900ba9e3edc291854de937386d603fb27469d/LGBT-Russia-19.jpg" /> <img width="5380" height="4265" width_o="5380" height_o="4265" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4a657549008777e5b40df791f3658ed39bcacac6a7d8a6583c84e607582748a9/3_LGBT-Russia-1.jpg" data-mid="164517739" border="0" data-scale="77" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4a657549008777e5b40df791f3658ed39bcacac6a7d8a6583c84e607582748a9/3_LGBT-Russia-1.jpg" /> <img width="2835" height="2216" width_o="2835" height_o="2216" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fc96c0ad6705fade7a96da3e4ff7cb4fb748a97f0feb6fb9309976b044688b12/4_LGBT-Russia-1.jpg" data-mid="164517725" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fc96c0ad6705fade7a96da3e4ff7cb4fb748a97f0feb6fb9309976b044688b12/4_LGBT-Russia-1.jpg" /> LOVE AND OTHER TRUTHS Alexey is an office worker at day and a dancer at night. His sister is the only one of his family members who knows he is gay. “I could never tell my parents or brothers. I just don’t think they need to know.” In a country where extremely conservative values are on the rise, coming out is not an option - not even to one’s closest relatives. Out of the dozen people whose lives I followed over the course of the past few years, 5 people have fled from Russia and Ukraine to escape discrimination, persecution and even torture. When starting this project in 2016 I hoped I would see a different Russia four years later but the change for the better is yet to come In July 2019 LGBT activist Yelena Grigoryeva was brutally murdered in her hometown Saint Petersburg. Journalist Yelena Milashina, who exposed the kidnap and torture of gay Chechen men was attacked on a work trip in Chechenya in February 2020. ︎︎︎ Exhibited at the OpenArt Culture Festival in Moscow in February 2022. https://ainovaananen.com/Alex-Story Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:45:19 +0000 Aino Väänänen https://ainovaananen.com/Alex-Story Frightful Ocean aka musician Alex Story for his new EP ‘Nightsweats’ in Berlin. 11/2025 <img width="5612" height="3741" width_o="5612" height_o="3741" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/93c6770f1ea9aaab5272da0f54c7401a8ce1e02c162d6dec971311dc89568584/frightful2.jpg" data-mid="240930028" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/93c6770f1ea9aaab5272da0f54c7401a8ce1e02c162d6dec971311dc89568584/frightful2.jpg" /><img width="2995" height="3829" width_o="2995" height_o="3829" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d7097c699075a1cdd3d85913286d5dda6270141a6e885714f67ab43c7889171/frightful1-copy.jpg" data-mid="240930194" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3d7097c699075a1cdd3d85913286d5dda6270141a6e885714f67ab43c7889171/frightful1-copy.jpg" /> https://ainovaananen.com/Johanna-Sumuvuori Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:30:31 +0000 Aino Väänänen https://ainovaananen.com/Johanna-Sumuvuori Head of European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management, Johanna Sumuvuori for Suomen Kuvalehti magazine. 06/2025 <img width="3840" height="5760" width_o="3840" height_o="5760" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24b39a9948b88c529fa258dd1db34fd898acbbdd686dfe26d2520c2528c48780/15.jpg" data-mid="240750284" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/24b39a9948b88c529fa258dd1db34fd898acbbdd686dfe26d2520c2528c48780/15.jpg" /><img width="3459" height="5189" width_o="3459" height_o="5189" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cfa020d36386d8ad01745b40a8ef81921f52448876961b5cffc366cc4109363c/Johanna-Sumuvuori---Final---SK---extra-1.jpg" data-mid="240750300" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cfa020d36386d8ad01745b40a8ef81921f52448876961b5cffc366cc4109363c/Johanna-Sumuvuori---Final---SK---extra-1.jpg" /> https://ainovaananen.com/Anni-Rapinoja Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:06:13 +0000 Aino Väänänen https://ainovaananen.com/Anni-Rapinoja Environmental artist Anni Rapinoja for Suomen Kuvalehti magazine. 06/2022 <img width="3200" height="4267" width_o="3200" height_o="4267" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b91348729eaf64384c17b05a0c68e09ac553fec188c0a3197ae27426c4da9b2f/Anni-Rapinoja-3.jpg" data-mid="164583980" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b91348729eaf64384c17b05a0c68e09ac553fec188c0a3197ae27426c4da9b2f/Anni-Rapinoja-3.jpg" /><img width="3300" height="4400" width_o="3300" height_o="4400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/23634a5a0a319260d22b2f97d13022b95a287e02d458b1e9f13cdcce2cdfc5fb/Anni-Rapinoja-1.jpg" data-mid="164584018" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/23634a5a0a319260d22b2f97d13022b95a287e02d458b1e9f13cdcce2cdfc5fb/Anni-Rapinoja-1.jpg" /><img width="3636" height="4848" width_o="3636" height_o="4848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/898b684f0115a03da34b537860c8b45d210a7f6b7d9a4c9bbe39ce9122a9a811/Anni-Rapinoja-4.jpg" data-mid="164584134" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/898b684f0115a03da34b537860c8b45d210a7f6b7d9a4c9bbe39ce9122a9a811/Anni-Rapinoja-4.jpg" />