Vilma Leino

Biography:
Vilma Leino is a Finnish born, Berlin based photographer. She was born in 1999 and has been using photography as a medium since 2015. Her work focuses on self-portraiture, which she uses to reflect inner emotions, solitude, memories and personal experiences. In her work, she creates female characters with untold stories and experiments with strong colour schemes, composition and human body. The photographs often balance between beauty and horror, and she uses humour as an aspect to lighten up darker subjects. Her photographs are a one-woman show, where being in control and the fear of losing it are in a constant dialogue, forming a story about personal growth, where fears are forming into strength.

Artist Statement:
I feel the most free version of myself when I am alone in a room with a camera. Creating self-portraits makes me feel liberated and is a way for me to understand the world, myself and everything surrounding me. It is a way to explore, play, have fun and as well it is a way for me to hide, isolate and be alone with my thoughts and feelings. When I’m creating my artwork, the camera is an ally who doesn’t judge. It gives me space to get to know myself through art and experiment with my body, mind and emot...

Past Solo Exhibitions:

2021- “Colors Of Solitude”, Cafe Bar NO 9 Helsinki
2021- Marvelous Art Gallery, online solo exhibition
2021- Lyon Particule, solo exhibition
2021- Solo Exhibition in Aviv 030, Berlin
2022- Pocket Star Gallery, Athens Lycabettus
2022 Pepney Gallery, Cavan, online exhibition
2022 Retramp Gallery, Berlin
2023 Lyon Particule, Lyon
2023 Red Door Gallery, Copenhagen