Childhood can be a magical part of your life. It can be a time of innocence, immortality, dreams, exploration, freedom and imagination. Children often have free minds to explore the world surrounding them. Unfortunately, these enchanted gifts too often fade or are even lost when growing up. With this series the photographer Helene Wikström would like the viewer to be reminded of the quality of childhood innocence that we all have been part of but that we tend to lose when we grow into adults.
One of Wikström’s biggest inspirations is Sarah Moon and the way she uses light and colour, and of course her soft focus. Her risk taking, and work has been an inspiration and has made the photographer dare to go out of her comfort zone and by doing so she has discovered the wonders of light and colour. Wikström has used motion blur as her expressionistic tool and soft light to render the state of dreams and imagination.