I have been working a life size sculpture with a title name “Swamp man”. I finished the sculpture in clay, and we built the mold already with Tomi Sinisalo from Taidevalimo, Säkylä, Finland. During the summer we are going to carry on the process of casting it into the bronze. The sculpture is part of my thesis in Turku academy of arts. The sculpture is based on poem i wrote.

Suosta nousee mies. Olemus nuorehko, keski-ikäinen korkeintaan.
Hiukset pitkät, kihartuvat. Parta ajamaton.
Vartalonsa hoikka ja riutunut, joskus elinvoimaa uhkuneet lihakset vielä paikoillaan. Kasvot uurteiset, ahavoituneet.
Mies tulee kohti, lähemmäs.
Tahmein askelin suon upottavuudessa, mustat linnut kannoillaan.
Katse kaukaisuudessa, jossain loputtomuudessa, hakien suon reunaa.
Takana suon aavaa, kitukasvuisia mäntyjä, kaukaisia pilviä, entistä.
Mistä mies on tullut, mihin menossa?
Kauanko maannut suon sylissä?
Uudelleen syntynyt, liekö kuollutkaan.

A man rises from the swamp. Being youthful, middle-aged at most.
Hair long, curly. Unshaven.
His body is slim and toned, the muscles that once drained of vitality are still in place. Face furrowed, scarred.
The man comes towards, closer.
With sticky steps in the submergence of the swamp, black birds on his heels.
Look in the distance, somewhere in infinity, searching for the edge of the swamp.
Behind the open marsh, stunted pines, distant clouds, the past.
Where did the man come from, where is he going?
How long have you been lying in the bosom of the swamp?
Born again, even dead.

Here are some photos to see it in clay.

Molding process with the master Sinisalo from Taidevalimo www.taidevalimo.fi