But daddy, I love him

By Matti Lehtelä (Sudbury, ON)

43 Elm Street, TD Parking Lot
August 2019, Up Here 5

Sponsored by CBC Sudbury

This lush, technicolour portrait is a nod to the works of Touko Laaksonen, with a statement about small-town queer culture. We have lived with our faces hidden for too long. This mural claims a small corner of downtown for the hidden queer voices of our community

Matti Lehtelä

Matti Lehtelä is a graphic designer, illustrator, and dreamer. Finding inspiration and beauty in the world around him—from 90s pop culture, to Touko Laaksonen, to the vast cosmos we call home—Matti pulls from these sources to create lush, technicolour, alternate realities. Lehtelä was a part of the Power Up Project in 2017.

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