Faces are an endlessly interesting topic for me. Our facial expressions inevitably reveal something deeper about humanity, and perhaps at times something we wouldn't want others to see in us. Recently, in addition to loved ones and strangers, I have been painting old arrest pictures. In them, a person is depicted in a particularly vulnerable state, perhaps ashamed, sad or defiant, indifferent. I try to look at a person with gentle eyes and minds, I am interested in seeing a person as a whole, also a scolding, fearful, aching creature. The faces I paint may also reflect my own emotions — in difficult times, perhaps unconsciously, I focus on sad faces and vice versa. There are a few self-portraits in the sea. The exhibition was made possible by the South Ostrobothnia Fund of the Finnish Cultural Foundation.