Näkymättömät kädet
Ville Tietäväinen is a comic artist from Finland. He is also an architect, illustrator and graphic designer. In 1995 he created his first graphic novel, a book set in Thailand and called 'Hymyilevä kuu', together with Harri Hannula. In the same year, he founded Design Agency Studio Tietäväinen. In 2003, he drew the graphic novel 'Linnut ja Meret', a book about human freedom set in Hong Kong, that was also published in France under the title 'Des Oiseaux, Des Mers'.
For his next book, he picked Spain as a setting for his story. 'Näkymättömät kädet' ('Invisible Hands', 2011) tells the story of Rashid, a Moroccan who arrives in Spain without any documentation. The book has a heavy subject matter, dealing with low pay and poor working conditions foreign workers have to deal with, and took Tietäväinen several years to complete. Ville Tietäväinen's work has been exhibited on several occasions.
