Helena Blomqvist's art bares the double hallmark of philosophical reflection and a cunningly twisted sence of humor. Photography's mission is for many to describe the world, make visible what we do not notice or prefer to ignore. But Helena Blomqvist's artistic practice is not about portraying the world. Instead she builds the world, over and over again by using models and props. When she installs the camera to immortalize the scenes it is all about capturing a world that already exists. Even though the final touches are done with digital equipment her world is already present, just as real as the everyday outside her studio.

In "The dark planet" she shows us fateeful world where there is no joy. short melancholic stories about crucial magic and tragic moments are told in a surrealistic iconography imbued with (permeated by) an apocalyptic atmosphere. There is a feeling of vicissitudes of the present and future. The topics are dreams, longing, vulnerability, loneliness, death, the suprenatural and the ominous dark of the night. The pictures refer to a past cineatic world, themes from history of art, sinister dramas, theatrical scenes, horror stories and burtal real events. The artist uses photopgraphy, painting, sewing (needlework) and collage to create the characteristic shape and feeling of the pictures.