SWEDEN 64°43’01.2”N 20°53’39.4”E
LISALOVE BÄCKMAN
Who is Lisalove?
I’m Lisalove, a creator living on the coast in the north of Sweden. I create self-portraits and also photo-art portraits of others. I started exploring this path around 2014, mainly as a form of self-therapy and a means to channel my inner voice. Over the years, my work has evolved from a spur of the moment portrait, to become more conceptual with time spent thinking and planning the final photograph. The process of creating the image has always been an essential component of why I do this, and is often more meaningful than the final product. I find great value in remaining curious, letting fantasy flow, and exploring what lives inside me. I find inspiration everywhere and at any time, depending on the conditions, my state of mind, and my surroundings. Ultimately, I’m interested in the stages of life, interactions, and what connects us as humans.
How does your work connect to nature?
Throughout the ages, we have found inspiration in nature, sought answers to big questions, and experienced inner peace when surrounded by vegetation. Many of us find a slow walk in the forest satisfying, and renewing, and can agree on the magnificence of a sunset by the sea. For me, nature is a source of recovery and reflection, a place where I can find resonance with my inner voice and where strange thoughts just dissolve away. Nature can be captivating with its eternity, filling me with gratitude and placing my worries into perspective, making it easier to sort out noise and seeing things more clearly. Motivated by the idea that nature can mirror our thoughts and that answers to our questions can indeed be found in nature, I created an image on the theme named “Tankespegling”. Even so, nature offers a never-ending smorgasbord of shapes, textures, smells, tastes, wildlife, prosperity, and movement. Bringing my camera into nature, activates my senses to seek details and peculiarities, increasing my desire to take in the surroundings and explore. A walk in the woods can be therapeutic, both with and without my camera.
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MOTHER VOLUME ONE
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