Raimo Mattsson is a visual artist and teacher from Åland, now living and working in Turku since the 80’s. Being the son of a fisherman who has lived his childhood in the countryside, has inevitably influenced his way of making art. He wants to pass on poetic serenity, inner equilibrium and harmony.
”In my art, I want to take a step outwards, step out of the boat, in faith that the water bears up. It is the moment of decision and courage. Courage introduces us to the unknown, it makes a stranger your friend and the captive a free man. Visually quiet art is never speechless. In silence, worlds are created which dig deep into where faith and hope sprout.” -Raimo Mattsson
