About the works

The three images in this series originate from a single botanical solar cell photoanode. It was photographed at a neutral 5500 K colour temperature, with light coming from different directions. Even the slightest shift in the angle of illumination transforms the image — just as a change in viewpoint can alter our perception.

The plant was collected in August 2024 from Melassuo in Perniö, Finland, a former peat extraction site well on its way to ecological regeneration and cherished by locals as a recreational area. The same location had been earmarked for an industrial-scale solar power plant, but the plan was abandoned after opposition from residents and the city.

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When I presented First Mint (2025), the first work of the Photovoltarium collection, I was asked what I aim to achieve with my work. I could not give an easy answer, since there are so many reasons for my practice — from the personal to the societal. Yet one of them feels most important to me. I believe it is important for others as well. Therefore, I return the question:

What do we seek?

What does an energy company building a solar plant seek?

A corporation acquiring renewable energy?

A consumer using solar electricity?

A landowner leasing land for energy production

— or a local resident opposing it?