Ritva Tuomi
Basic information
b. 1963, Helsinki
Visual artist
Residence: Espoo
Contact information
Phone number: +358 50 5898130
Email: lumituisku@saunalahti.fi
Artist’s Statement
In my photographs, humans and nature meet as parts of the universe, connected to the past and the future.
The flowers from my mother’s garden charm with their beauty, but also wither and dry. The vulnerability and fragility of life is reflected in the decayed flowers, as questions about brevity of life, transience, and passing of time arise.
Flowers are intertwined with life and death. Flower bouquets are used to congratulate, and celebrate those who are born, and through them we remember the dead. Flowers are present through various moments of our lives.
My new series, Greetings from Broken Flowers tells us about the severed connection between us and nature.
Throughout the years, I have photographed the lives of my family members in nature and garden.
I'm still photographing The Secret World of Nature project with my old Mamiya - medium format film camera waiting for the right moment and the magical light.
I photographed my children as they grew into adulthood and my parents through their journey towards old age. The uncontrollable nature and we, are part of the circle of life, in which growth and decay take place. As a photographer and a gardener, I see the garden portray humans’ possibility to nurture nature and ourselves through its growth.
Through respect towards nature, we humans can grow alongside it, creating a bond necessary for life.
The flowers from my mother’s garden charm with their beauty, but also wither and dry. The vulnerability and fragility of life is reflected in the decayed flowers, as questions about brevity of life, transience, and passing of time arise.
Flowers are intertwined with life and death. Flower bouquets are used to congratulate, and celebrate those who are born, and through them we remember the dead. Flowers are present through various moments of our lives.
My new series, Greetings from Broken Flowers tells us about the severed connection between us and nature.
Throughout the years, I have photographed the lives of my family members in nature and garden.
I'm still photographing The Secret World of Nature project with my old Mamiya - medium format film camera waiting for the right moment and the magical light.
I photographed my children as they grew into adulthood and my parents through their journey towards old age. The uncontrollable nature and we, are part of the circle of life, in which growth and decay take place. As a photographer and a gardener, I see the garden portray humans’ possibility to nurture nature and ourselves through its growth.
Through respect towards nature, we humans can grow alongside it, creating a bond necessary for life.
Current information
2024 Teijon Masuuni, Camera, 1.7. - 31.7.Greetings from Broken Flowers
