Works by Anssi Sojakka are more like emotional reflections rather than technical exercises, and this underlying current of emotion is present in all of his paintings. Influenced strongly by artists like Vuillard, Van Gogh, Doig and Tuymans, Sojakka's paintings are subjective and only partially representational. All of the images derive from snapshot photography taken by the artist. These photos are then traced and drawn out loosely to create an outline of shapes and space, which provide the starting point for the painting. The actual painting process itself is done solely by using small bracelet like chains, which are laid out on top of the drawing, loaded with paint and then peeled off. This way of working slows the painting process down and allows for the work to be re-assessed after each color has been applied. There is a real sense of alchemy in the working methods of Sojakka and a lot of his techniques have slightly unpredictable outcomes. Paints are mixed months in advance and left to transform in jars, some of the linens have been buried in the ground before using them and the chains always leave a slightly different mark behind when peeled off. Sojakka is constantly thinking of ways to reinvent his technique and revels in this unpredictability of his discoveries as it pushes him deeper into the rabbit hole of his parallel universe.