Mira Caselius

Mira Caselius is a multifaceted artist born in Helsinki. She has worked across a wide range of media, producing both two-dimensional works and sculptures. In recent years, she has focused primarily on watercolour and, as a member of the Crazy Compass Gallery collective, on video.

Caselius's artistic thinking is directed toward an intense exploration of the depths of human experience, and through her works she aims to evoke an empathetic gaze toward others. She is interested in, among other things, the collective unconscious, trans-generational memories, and the conflict between human needs and harsh external reality. In her works, she has addressed the way in which all human beings are fundamentally connected to one another and has described people as an infinite web that transcends time and space. In her self-portraits, the pain of the contemporary human being is embodied — a pain not visible on the outside, but one with which many can surely identify.