Petri Damstén

I wanted to make something colourful for the “black” theme. The original idea came from the painting “The Son of Man” by René Magritte. I decided to make something similar for myself. I needed colourful fruit, and I found oranges in the kitchen. I used the same colour for the background.

I was assisting Merja and Rowenna Fox in their shoot. During the shoot, I had an opportunity to take a couple of frames myself. From the props we had in hand, I selected this raven. It had an unpleasant smell but looked good in the image.

Happy to be a part of the “Borderless” Exhibition located in Galeri RJ Katamsi, ISI Yogyakarta, Indonesia, a collaboration between Photography Society of America Worldwide and Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta.

Borderless exhibition

A bit more photoshop intensive image. It’s been a while since I have done these crazy humour images. Nice to do this kind of stuff too. It’s kind of a counterbalance for the darker images I usually do.

The monthly theme in the local camera club is humour. I thought I could do a couple of images to it. To get creative juices flowing after The Dark Room series and summer break. I made the models from simple accessories. The school desk took some time, and I decided to only make one and...

I bought some Skådis boards from Ikea and designed my own system for the tools. All the parts are 3D printed which makes it easy to update and make more as needed. Some shelves needed text which is simply printed in adhesive A4 paper (SVG here). Generic 3mf files can be found here and Fusion...

Setups and edits from 2021 1st Half.

Setups and edits from 2021 1st Half

Poster design and small animation for local camera club photo exhibition. Kuopio Camera Club “Valokuvalla kerrottua” photo exhibition is held in Kuopio Main Library 27.09 – 9.10.2021.

Valokuvalla Kerrottua

Summer vacation images from Kalajoki. It was not a photography trip but I had my camera with me. Mainly took skies and other stuff for my personal stock but I got few images for sharing too.

“Eminenssikuvaajien näyttelyvaliot” – exhibition now open (2.7. – 31.8.2021) in Kuopio University Hospital. Corridors G1 – A1. Exhibition is a collection of images from AFCC photographers that have achieved “Eminenssikuvaaja” honorary title. It includes couple of my images.

Eminenssikuvaajien näyttelyvaliot

Couple of images in Headliner – Photo Magazine. Magazine was created as a closing project for the University of Art Zürich by creationship student Daniel Tscharner.

Headliner – Photo Magazine

This idea is from a drawing from one of my favourite artist Hugleikur Dagsson. And the idea for the drawing comes from Depeche Mode song Personal Jesus so it kind of goes with the musical theme of this series. This is the last image for this series at least for now. I might continue it...

I got this idea from a friend. I immediately checked the net for used boxing gloves and found these really nice looking old ones for a nice price. The poster was designed in photoshop and added later. I already had that in mind when shooting, so I had the image ready. The old paper texture...

This one took some editing time. I made the hole from XPS foam and added several textures to it. Skeleton hands were taken individually using my full-size skeleton. I could have done the broken rope when shooting but the idea arrived at me when editing. So I cut and unthreaded the rope and shot it...

Hanging by a Thread

For the props, I had to go to the storage at the end of our building to find the old Finnish army helmet that I have not used for a long time. The words from the 1984 book were a perfect fit for the theme of this image so I added them as a poster...

I made this cross with strings for the life of an artist series. I just removed the “flags” and it was ready for this image. I was first thinking about hooks like in real body suspension but decided to go to a more surreal route by ropes blending to the body. You are like a...

During the shoot, I noticed I did not have made the hood for this idea. I quickly made it from an old bedsheet with textile glue and the shoot could continue. Bullet holes were made later to my favourite building material, the XPS foam. It feels like you are at the front of the firing...

The column is a 30-year-old deodorant bottle that I found from the drawers. The scale was spot on for the 1:6 scale models that I have been using in this series. I would have used it anyway but it was a happy accident. Heart and the glass dome are 1:1 scale and were on a...

Preserved Heart

I made this image without the clock and it was so low balanced that I didn’t like it. I left the image and started thinking if there is anything to add. Doomsday clock seemed to fit the theme and I found this clock from the personal stock I have gathered over the years (phone capture...

I was interviewed by Eskişehir Photography Art Association (EFSAD).

EFSAD Interview