Title Birgit's Garden - My Wonderous Journeys to the Faroe Islands
Artist Eija Mäkivuoti
Graphic designer Pia Pettersson
Publisher Sprotin
Date of publication 2015
Edition size 330
Page count 128
Dimensions 29,7 x 20 cm
Language Finnish / Swedish / Faroese
Description Birgit's Garden is an art photography book by Eija Mäkivuoti. Through photographs and short texts, a multifaceted story is told about the Faroe Islands, a hidden place no one happens upon by chance. The Faroese see their islands as one of the last, untouched paradises on Earth. In the midst of the Atlantic Ocean, chiselled by nature's relentless forces, lives a people immensely proud of their country and its 1,000-year-old history. Both photos and stories are the fruit of Eija’s long-term photo documentary work and projects in the Faroe Islands. The book’s photographs were taken between 2008 and 2014. Through these photographs and stories a somewhat different view of the Faroe Islands emerges, one that digs beneath the surface. It is at the same time both a ballad and a many-voiced travelogue, but it is also a tale about friendship, magical places, music and a spiritual home. These photos are interlaced with both serious and humorous micro-tales that give a deeper understanding of both the country and its culture.
Artist's website eijamakivuoti.net
Artist Eija Mäkivuoti
Graphic designer Pia Pettersson
Publisher Sprotin
Date of publication 2015
Edition size 330
Page count 128
Dimensions 29,7 x 20 cm
Language Finnish / Swedish / Faroese
Description Birgit's Garden is an art photography book by Eija Mäkivuoti. Through photographs and short texts, a multifaceted story is told about the Faroe Islands, a hidden place no one happens upon by chance. The Faroese see their islands as one of the last, untouched paradises on Earth. In the midst of the Atlantic Ocean, chiselled by nature's relentless forces, lives a people immensely proud of their country and its 1,000-year-old history. Both photos and stories are the fruit of Eija’s long-term photo documentary work and projects in the Faroe Islands. The book’s photographs were taken between 2008 and 2014. Through these photographs and stories a somewhat different view of the Faroe Islands emerges, one that digs beneath the surface. It is at the same time both a ballad and a many-voiced travelogue, but it is also a tale about friendship, magical places, music and a spiritual home. These photos are interlaced with both serious and humorous micro-tales that give a deeper understanding of both the country and its culture.
Artist's website eijamakivuoti.net