Finnish Photography

TOM OLSEN "Inanimate 9" (2020). Edition: 30+2 AP. Signed and numbered. Certificate of Authenticity included. Hahnemühle Rag 308 g. Available in 2 sizes.

The series Inanimate is about the cruel relationship between humans and nature. Through small installations that are documented through photography, the project reflects on how the control that humans have on their surroundings hurts both nature and humans themselves. The environment humans have lived in for thousands of years has long been seen as an inanimate area. Nature has been a large resource that humans have used due to the ever growing lust for financial growth and expansion. The project is inspired by the term Anthropocene which can be described as a new geological epoch. This geological epoch describes how humans have affected their surroundings and the diverse ecosystems around them. Olsen aims to portray the lifelessness, control, pain and cruelty with which humans have treated their own environment with. The plants are placed in an environment where they can be controlled but also stand out. Olsen has let curiosity drive him forward in the project, which has created possibilities for experimentation and new results.

Tomas Olsen (b.1995) is a photographer based in Helsinki, Finland. Inanimate is his thesis project from Novia University of Applied Sciences Jakobstad and has been exhibited at the Nordic Village, at Helsinki Photo Festival 2020.

https://www.tomasolsen.fi

The work can be explored in our Virtual Art Gallery: https://visit.virtualartgallery.com/helphoto-selected-darlings