Pure Magic

“The Occult and the magical continue to paffle and intrigue me in everything I do and see” Päivi Leino

A collection of textiles draws inspiration from the unseen and magical world of the supernatural. Astronomy, alchemy and spiritualism lend symbols, through which, the humankind can try to undestand and explain the most common question of the meaning of life. Practicality and scientism are challenged by the unknown, which can be only sensed by the very few. The world is a complex place and explanations of it are a many.

A short movie “The Original Sin” discusses temptation and humanity. Are we doomed and destined to being flawed sinners as introduced by christianity? The anxiety of being, how we should be and is there still other layers to the existence than ours?