The second artist in which I feel their work has a strong impact on communities within the environment is Terje Abusdal as her work evolves around the different naturist environments that exist. She has realised several books such as slash & burn, Hope blinds reason and radius 500 meters.
One of Terje Abusdals projects in which she has done is called Finnslogen which translates to The Forest of the Finns. This is a large contiguous forest belt along the Norwegian Swedish border in Hedmark / Vãrmland where farm families from Finland were settled in the early 1600s. The Forest Finns were slash and burn farmers; ancient agricultural method yielded plentiful crop but they required large forest areas as the soil was quickly exhausted. This photograph project in which Terje Abusdal has done highlights the strong beliefs while also investigating what it means to be a Forrest Finn today.
Additionally another photography project in which Abusdal has done is called Hope Blinds Reason. I personally believe that Hope Blinds Reasons is one of her projects which stand out the most for me as they have a powerful meaning behind the photographs.
Hope Blinds Reason is a visual narrative from a series of journeys made in India along the river Ganga, from its source in the Himalayas to its delta in the Bay of Bengal. It is a story about an attempt to come to terms with one of the most elementary of human experiences, love and loss. I feel that this therefore relates to the negatives and positive in which nature has and the strong influence it has on people.
Additionally I feel that the way in which the photograph has multiple different contrasts, as well as play on colours makes her photos more unique than other artists. The uses of harsh and warm lighting in her photographs adds specific detail which also creates a strong outline of the different textures.
