Illmatar

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Created in Helsinki, Finland
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At 34 meters tall, this is my largest mural to date. Inspired by the Kalevala, a national epic that helped create Finnish culture, this is the story of Ilmatar, the primeval mother in Finnish mythology. One day she left heaven to float on earth for 700 lonely years. A bird searching for breeding ground landed on her knee as no land existed yet. It laid eggs there that grew so hot from incubation that they fell to the sea and broke open, unleashing the sun, moon and stars. As the myth goes, the shells then became the land on which everything grows.
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I chose this story to illustrate how art can shape the culture and identity of a nation.

Acrylic + Aerosol on Concrete
2018

Photo Credit: Artist

Model Credit: @jeppana

Production: @helsinkiurbanart