Joel Hilska-Heikkinen




Joel Hilska-Heikkinen




To photograph a butterfly


Currently on view at Kuvan Kevät 2024
PDF of the photobook featuring the essay can be found here
while a physical version is available for pre-order



Through photographs and an essay, To photograph a butterfly discusses how seeing is influenced by the different types of knowledge one has acquired.

Starting from a brief encounter with a butterfly, the work acts as an attempt to not take things for granted—to question what it is to see something, to be attentive, and to draw connections.




Joel Hilska-Heikkinen