A Quiet Milestone

Today, I’m pausing to mark a moment that feels both surreal and deeply affirming.

My work has been recognised by the Media Innovator Awards 2025 with two honours:
Best Fine Art Brand in Europe (2025) and Excellence Award in Cultural Storytelling (2025).

What moves me most about this recognition is that it isn’t tied to a single image or campaign, but to a body of work — a way of seeing and shaping stories over time. A practice rooted in stillness, myth, and the slow language of northern landscapes.

As a Finnish artist, my work has always grown from quiet places: forests, thresholds, moments that rarely ask for attention. To see these stories resonate beyond borders is a reminder that softness, patience, and depth still have a place — even in a fast-moving world.

These awards arrive at a meaningful moment in my own journey. After a season of personal and creative transformation, they feel less like a destination and more like a gentle confirmation: to keep walking this path, to keep listening closely, and to keep creating work that lives between the seen and the unseen.

I receive this recognition with gratitude — and with renewed commitment to what I’m building here.

Thank you for being part of this unfolding story.

With love and gratitude,
Tiia Hurme