Nicole Ahland - Kone Foundation

Darkness on trial: Developing a series of Finnish “resonating spaces”

Nicole Ahland is a German visual artist. The medium she works in is photography. Her major artistic theme is space and the central feature of her work is light. Light and emptiness play an important part in this respect.

“During my stay in the Saari Residence I would like, cautiously, to approach the place, its buildings and the rooms which are important to the people living there.

One might almost say that the natural light conditions of this region of Finland – particularly in winter – at the beginning of the year represent a challenge to me. I am extraordinarily intrigued by the twilight, the long absence of light, the stories and the atmosphere of the place and the compelling natural world around it. My aim would be to materialise these special light conditions and the history of the place – to visualise them.”