Rauha Helin

Katoan Katseelta
Pohjavirta
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Katoan Katseelta

2023-2025

The camera becomes a substitute for the mirror. Appearance is increasingly tied to identity. We become our images.

Katoan Katseelta (I Disappear from the Gaze) is a performative study based on a simple question: can your self-image change if you don´t see yourself for a long enough period of time? Through this work, I explore how both photography and mirror affect self-image in a society that values appearance.

Instruction: let go of something you have relied on for your self-esteem, open up, and create new patterns. The work consists of 140 daily self-portraits and diary entries made over five months.

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I did my first study period in the spring of 2024. During that time, I lived without mirrors for a week.

Katoan katseelta, performatiivinen tutkielma minäkuvasta, ensimmäinen näytös (I Dissapear from Gaze, A Performative Study of Self-Image, Act One)
was a part of group exhibition Kaksi with my class VK22, Trio, Lahti, 2024

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Upcoming:
Katoan katseelta, as a part of group exhibition Generation 2026 at Amos Rex, Helsinki (13.5.-6.9.2026)