When Aleksi is Panu, Son of the Sun / Kun Aleksi on auringon poika Panuna / 《以太阳之子巴努为题的 Aleksi》
When Aleksi is Panu, Son of the Sun / Kun Aleksi on auringon poika Panuna / 《以太阳之子巴努为题的 Aleksi》
When Aleksi is Panu, Son of the Sun
Kun Aleksi on auringon poika Panuna
《以太阳之子巴努为题的 Aleksi》
ink and foil on rice paper on canvas, 30x40cm
油画框纸本水墨, 2024
Panu is a fascinating, fiery, and deeply primal spirit in the Kalevala and ancient Finnish folk religion. As the Spirit of Fire or the Son of the Sun (Auringon poika), he represents the raw, life-giving, but highly dangerous element of fire.
©2021 Hong Liu-Sertti