Salla Aida

Born in Finland, living in France.

Images play a crucial role in shaping our memories, influencing how we feel, think, and define ourselves and the world around us. Some images accompany us daily, almost frivolously, repeated endlessly and at an ever-increasing pace. There are also images we consciously return to, revisiting them for various reasons. These recurring images allow us to measure the passage of time and define our place within it. They serve as landmarks, offering a mental space for identification, contemplation and imagination.

Inspired by the ephemeral yet long lasting qualities of different materials as well as the transformation from material to immaterial, I began to collect a variety of resources that would serve as a foundation for my digital paintings. I photograph both industrial and domestic waste and digitize my watercolour paintings, then I explore the pigments, textures, colors, and volumes before continuing the painting process using a computer software. The final pieces are printed on Fine Art Pigment paper with vibrant, soft hues that evoke the tactile quality of pastels - as a reminder of the real pigments that once were, now reimagined.

While blending the lines between photography and painting, I wish to foster and develop a humane dialogue with technology. My aim is to obtain a certain level of skill in order to let go of control and give space for intuition, improvisation and chance. I wish to create images that are not bound to a specific place or time but instead invite the viewer into a space of reflection.

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