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Pehmeäkantinen, avoselkäsidos. I on the Road – Weather Camera Self-portraits’ is the first book by Finnish artist Tatu Gustafsson and consists of 200 self-portraits taken with a weather cameras.

When Gustafsson started making self-portraits in 2012, he was looking for an alternative way of making photographs and wanted to question the issues of authorship associated with traditional photography. Discovering that Finland’s traffic and weather cameras snap photos every 12 minutes, storing them online for 24 hours, Gustafsson made a journey across the country, positioning himself in front of these outdoor cameras. The results are haunting images that capture the essence of solitude.

Utilizing over 700 roadside cameras scattered throughout Finland, Gustafsson embraced the lack of control inherent in this process. Spending a week each month living in his car, he traversed the nation, becoming a ghostly presence amidst the tranquil landscapes captured by the automated cameras.