Santeri Tuori

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Saturday, 01 November 2025

Santeri Tuori

Woodlands #1, 2025

Pigment print

200 x 153 cm

With his subjects rooted in traditional landscape painting, Santeri Tuori approaches nature similarly to the 19th-century Impressionists. He uses photography as a medium to capture natural elements such as forests, skies, water lilies, and wind. By observing nature’s changes over seasons and years, Tuori encapsulates the passage of time in his photographs by layering one image upon another to create imaginary landscapes. His Woodlands series was conceived in England, where the woods offer a distinct character compared to the dense, unbroken forests of his native Finland.

The trees appear as individual figures with distinct characters and their own forms and histories. Many of them were planted centuries ago, shaped by traditions of landscape gardening. The trees are layered, dense, and overwhelmingly green. The photographs reflect this sensation through multiple layers of imagery, creating a sense of depth and immersion. Tuori integrates elements from the environment into his process, allowing the surroundings themselves to influence the final image.