Here, In Absence Thomas ruff My daughter Ada shouted

My daughter Ada shouted

We see anonymous subjects and inanimate objects appearing in compositions that suggest something supernatural and eerie

" Bénitah's work is part of notable public and private art collections

I’m trying to turn that on its head and show that there is nothing to fear

In those wounds lay the historical memory and the real face of people

Here, In Absence Thomas ruff My daughter Ada shoutedSecond edition of 500 copies of Here, In Absence by Mikael Siirila. Hand numbered, hand stamped. As new, small format, hardback. About Mikael Siirila is a darkroom artist (b. 1978) based in Helsinki, Finland. His small individual photographs examine the themes of absence, presence and outsiderhood. His characters appear immersed in their inner worlds and moments of being: simultaneously absent and intensely present. The pictures also reveal the