Haavatavuse fragmendid/Fragments of Vulnerability

Tampere House Gallery, Tartu (2023)

The photo exhibition “Fragments of Vulnerability” tells the story of limiting beliefs and inner work, seeing oneself and being seen. Through the depiction of the naked body and nature, I bring the viewers' attention to different aspects of fragility. The chosen 10 black-and-white photographs are personal, but still cognitively generalizable, and hopefully raise important questions. What kind of relationship do you have with yourself? What kind of relationship do you have with those around you? What makes you vulnerable? How do you feel in your body? The driving force behind the concept is realizing how a large number of people, myself included, are used to being overly critical of themselves, resulting in a fear of being vulnerable. However, with the exhibition, I want to point out that vulnerability is necessary to create connections both with oneself and with others. For this to happen, my purpose is to allow myself to be more seen as an artist by including some self-portraits.