How do we measure culture?

client: Labore magazine | date: 2023 | service: editorial illustration

The cover and full spread illustrations for The Economy and Society magazine.
The article explores how money is spent on the cultural sector and its value. After reading the article, I had in my mind the image of intricate ecosystem where various art forms are plants and economic investments are nutrients. I wanted to style it as botanical illustration that highlights the complexity of resource distribution in the arts and to incorporate Finnish wildflowers. I got to use my favorite theme — nature — to express a complex abstract concept.