Backman’s photographs represent the female character Aino, who was well-known for her wisdom and songs. The legendary 19th-century manuscript Kalevala comprises a selection of Aino’s songs along with Finnish and Karelian folk poems, narrating one of the oldest themes: the creation of life on Earth. The collection was compiled by Elias Lönnrot, a Finnish physician, botanist, linguist and poet.
Backman’s visual experiment draws upon traditional Springtime symbols, centring around the reawakening of life, the long winter has passed, and a new cycle begins. Her photographs are a poetic journey expressing the mixed emotions we carry as we enter the spring season, besides leaving behind a year of isolation due to several lockdowns. All our hope is focused on the anticipation of positive outcomes concerning events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large.
Image: Nina Backman, Untitled #1 from the Nature series, 2013, C-print H1000 x W940 mm, edition 7 + 2 AC, unframed.
©Nina Backman, Nouvelle Vague Artspace and Renée Pfister, 2021. All rights reserved.
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