By constantly inquiring his surroundings in pursuit of its narrative elements and sometimes adding layers of staging, Simon Kerola has built a body of work with uncanny qualities. His photographs are often results of deep research, visits to specific sites and the artist placing himself at the site or in the situation of the image. Kerola constantly returns to the aspect of time including the ability or failure to access the past. This is a key aspect of the photographic medium with its strong links to evidence and memory, but in his work the method is more about questioning clear notions of chronology. Spaces not only frame the moments that Kerola captures but are used as tools to provide further tension. Always aware of how objects are situated within the image he uses them to add focus or ambiguity and to manage the relationship between the motif and the viewer.
Simon Kerola (b. 1997) has been working with freelance commissions since 2017, focusing primarily on the distribution of his personal work. Gradually shifting toward fine arts, he began his studies in 2021 at the Glasgow School of Art (BA Hons), where he refined his approach to research driven photography. Now based in Stockholm, Sweden, Kerola continues to broaden his expertise, undertaking new opportunities in the field as an image-maker.
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By constantly inquiring his surroundings in pursuit of its narrative elements and sometimes adding layers of staging, Simon Kerola has built a body of work with uncanny qualities. His photographs are often results of deep research, visits to specific sites and the artist placing himself at the site or in the situation of the image. Kerola constantly returns to the aspect of time including the ability or failure to access the past. This is a key aspect of the photographic medium with its strong links to evidence and memory, but in his work the method is more about questioning clear notions of chronology. Spaces not only frame the moments that Kerola captures but are used as tools to provide further tension. Always aware of how objects are situated within the image he uses them to add focus or ambiguity and to manage the relationship between the motif and the viewer.
Simon Kerola (b. 1997) has been working with freelance commissions since 2017, focusing primarily on the distribution of his personal work. Gradually shifting toward fine arts, he began his studies in 2021 at the Glasgow School of Art (BA Hons), where he refined his approach to research driven photography. Now based in Stockholm, Sweden, Kerola continues to broaden his expertise, undertaking new opportunities in the field as an image-maker.