Viewing Room

Tuesday, 29 October 2024

Eeva Karhu

Eeva Karhu

Path (moments) Winter 1
Pigment print
100 x 160 cm

Eeva Karhu uses the photographic process of layering one image upon another to visualize the passage of time. In the manner of the repeated subject studies of Impressionist painters, she takes a photo every day at the same point of her path home, compiling these photographs from one month or season to create a unique image. Karhu continues this process throughout the year, creating her own visual calendar of changes in nature.


In her series Path (Moments), Karhu captures a whole season in a single image. She observes and participates in the cyclical flow of time, meticulously recording the subtle yet expansive changes that unfold in nature from season to season. Her photographs transform into abstractions that transport viewers to another realm, creating a passage that alters reality by blurring the boundaries between one moment and the next.