Äimärautio

Äimärautio documentary art series is a story of people, whose lifestyle revolves around deep commitment to horses. In portraits, details and milieus, photographed between 2016–2018 in Äimärautio, Oulu, Leinonen examines her passion to horses.

"As a child I spent all my free time with horses at the stables of Äimärautio, where the Shetland ponies Tarzan and Bölle taught me how to be with horses and turned me into a horseperson for good. They were a limitless joy and unfailing consolation. Horses and Äimärautio continue to hold the same importance for me nowadays."

Äimärautio series presents everyday encounters at the stables and their surroundings, often invisible to the general public. The portraits show the variety of horse enthusiasts, encompassing the atmosphere and way of life around horses. The details tell about today's horse culture and the milieu of Äimärautio acts as a stage that binds the photographs together.