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Viola Minerva Virtamo
Sauna
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NIMA Notes
"Terveisiä Saunasta! Greetings from the Sauna!"
My girlfriends' parents greeted me with this line as they came from the sauna on one of the first nights of our trip. "That's odd", I thought. You wouldn't say "Greetings from the kitchen", or "Greetings from the toilet" (most people wouldn't anyway!)
Such is the importance to Finnish life and wellbeing, the Finns greet you from the sauna like they've just come from a whole other place entirely, physically and spiritually. Cleansed of any negative thoughts, mind and body prepared for the following day, the whole Sauna experience really does transform your mindset.
SAUNA gives you a glimpse into the most precious of Finnish traditions, simple stories translate the feeling of warmth and happiness that only a full mind and bodily cleanse can give.
The book itself is beautifully presented. The texture of each page connecting you to the environment in each of Viola's images. The stories and text are simple yet beautiful and you can read it in an afternoon, but the photography is timeless, and you may find yourself picking this up multiple times.
My girlfriend and I discuss ẃhat our future family home could look like all the time. There is no doubt the imagery here will form a part of what inspires us when that time comes.
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Publisher Description
Sauna whisks its readers to the gentle heat of a smoke sauna, a still lake at midnight, a pond amid fells, and other magical moments surrounded by Finnish nature. How to share and describe the experience of having a sauna to someone? Convey that soft, safe feeling in the chest when strolling towards the sauna, or the sense of peace when cooling off afterwards, a tiny, water-wrinkled hand in yours? We did it with stunning images and stirring stories on the Finnish soul landscape and sauna culture. This is a story book about Finnish saunas. Welcome along to the gently caressing heat.
Concept, photography, layout design: Viola Minerva Virtamo
Stories: Liisa Talvitie & Heli Thorén
Publisher: Cozy Publishing
Language: English
Hardback
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