Jere Suontausta Peilipöllö (Bubo Speculus), 2019

In ’Peilipöllo’ I mimic and distort the image of nature while twisting it with a possibly dystopian image of the future. By creating a fictional bird species, a new kind of an owl, I’m manifesting the idea that we’re living a time of mass extinction. With the big-eyed owl motif and reflective materials, I’m asking the audience who is observing whom

Jere Suontausta gets his inspiration from anything visual and material. Through an intuitive and playful work approach he explores how to turn familiar objects into something fanciful. In the pursuit of exploring new worlds and forming new ideas, he often plays with memories, imagination and humor. Jere Suontausta has a background in lighting design from University of Arts Helsinki.