"I spent most of my childhood summers in the Finnish archipelago, where we lived in our old fishing boat.
As a kid, I learned that if I make a campfire, people will gather around it. We traveled to a new island almost every night, and I did a campfire to meet new people and hear amazing stories of their lives.
Every time I did a campfire, I got new stories. I just listened to and memorized these stories, and after the summer, I told the stories to my friends in the city.
I think I'm still doing the same thing. I am collecting stories and telling them to other people with the help of my art.
Many of my photo works are about time, identity and change. I'm not looking for decisive moments but rather the stagnant feeling just after these moments."
Aki Sinikoski is a photographer and author working somewhere on the borderline between documentaries, contemporary art, and performative art.
Astrid Sinikoski is a junior high school student. She plays basketball, loves animals, and enjoys drawing. She has a joint punk and techno band with her father, Raidalliset Lapset (Engl. Striped Children). Admittedly, the band has never released anything other than punk, as neither has learned to play techno.
