Above me arches the sky, endless space hidden behind the blue. Below me, water - life's genderless womb. The spectrum of sunlight creates a rainbow with water molecules. Its end descends into the heart of a water lily. "Bisexual flower, perfect flower."

Nature is queer.

And I am a homo animal.

Whatever you can imagine, it exists in nature. Nature encompasses all possible genders, sexual orientations, ways of reproduction, and all possible ways of being. Nature's diversity has evolved over 4 billion years, and this diversity exists within us humans too.

"If anyone struggles to understand human diversity, they would benefit from reading about nature. This is simply how nature works - everything is always more complex than any binary." — Venni Keskiniva, PhD

The Glitter Camouflage exhibition is my tribute to nature's diversity. In the exhibition's works, I have combined themes of queerness, nature, collaboration, and love. I want visitors to recognize parts of themselves through the exhibition's pieces. Nature is not a place separate from us but part of who we are.

About the Artist

Sanna Koskimäki (b. 1993, Lappeenranta) is a Helsinki-based visual artist and art educator who primarily works with acrylics and oils on canvas. Koskimäki is known for her vibrant paintings where animals take center stage. In her paintings, she moves between physical and metaphorical spaces to find vitality and a sense of connection with the world.

Koskimäki graduated with a Master of Arts degree in 2019 and has since held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The works in her latest exhibition series, Glitter Camouflage, have been shaped by Koskimäki's personal experiences and conversations with biology PhD Venni Keskiniva from Aarhus University.

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