MY GRANDMOTHER AND I Painting

My grandmother and I, is part of the painting series titled Winter Harvest, a collection of memories and a journey of spiritual growth. The project depicts self-portraits challenged by different time frames where the past, the present and the future are connected. The action of harvesting in the winter takes a symbolic approach within my works by depicting mundane routines such as sleeping, cooking, eating and cleaning. The color palette of the environment reminds of a cold winter in Finland whilst the figures of women dressed in Albanian traditional clothing represent my Southern culture.