Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo – Forests of the North Wind

Forests of the North Wind is the conclusion to Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo’s forest trilogy based on research through photographic art, culminating three decades of their work on forest themes.

The exhibition is a portrayal of our natural forests as life-sustaining diverse spaces. It depicts the rich ecosystems that our northern coniferous forests can be at their best. In natural forests, trees of various ages and species uphold the diversity of nature and thus natural forests are comprised of communities of thousands of organisms like plants, fungi, animals, protists, archaea and bacteria.

Forests of the North Wind also discusses how forests are becoming endangered and extinct, and it urges us to recognise the difference between a natural and a commercial forest.