Maari Soekov (1991) is an artist based in Estonia. With a background in photography (Pallas University, 2010-2014), she has been a freelancing illustrator, painter and graphic designer since 2015. Throughout the years she has taken part in and organized numerous exhibitions, painted walls, decorated areas in music festival, developed skills both in commissions and personal art. Besides living life as a creator she has been part of the grass roots and permaculture movement, dipped her toe in natural building, held courses about artistic thought and creativity.

Her art speaks of magic and mystery, connecting with the primordial spirit of nature, the ethereal layers of being human. With its roots in the poetry of reality, her paintings reflect tender and fleeting moments of the everyday. Most of her creation impulse is rooted in an undying interest in the natural world – interesting reocurring patterns and personal animistic world view. The sources of inspiration are multiple, ranging from natural sciences to shamanism, interest in history, ancient cultures and folklore, poetry, techniques of extasy.

Contact Maari at heihei@maarisoekov.ee