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Reima Nevalainen: Body of Water
Galerie Forsblom September 27–October 20, 2024

Reima Nevalainen’s recent paintings evince his deepening interest in landscape painting alongside his existing fascination with figure studies. His nature imagery functions both as the backdrop for his figures as well as a metaphor for the human body, which consists of water and is hence dependent upon it. In his paintings, the human body is inseparable from nature and its water cycles, proving to flourish better in damp caves than under the scorching sun. In Nevalainen’s art, humans are comparable to water, also in …