Veera Säilä

Veera Säilä is a 26-year-old Finnish Photographer based in the UK and Finland. She is currently graduating from the University College for the Creative Arts with a BA (Hons) Photography & Media Arts.

Säilä’s main media is photography however she keeps herself open to all kinds of visual media depending on the project. Although her working methods vary, her art focuses on issues surrounding similar subject matter. The relationship with her body has always been an important theme for her and she repeatedly puts herself both in front of and behind the camera. She occasionally uses models, mainly females, to represent her personal issues. She is interested in pose and believes that how we pose for the camera, is the same way we pose for society. The body is a stage in which we present ourselves to others and create our performative gender; femininity and masculinity are questioned. All Säilä’s works have a certain humour and playfulness and she enjoys confusing and challenging the viewer.

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