#Eila Hiltunen

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Sibelius Monument by Eila Hiltunen

Location: Sibelius Park (Helsinki, Finland)

 dedicated to a Finnish composer Jean Sibelius

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Passio Imaginibus by Pekka Nikrus Via Flickr: In album Imitations & Relations

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Sibelius Monument Sibelius Park (Uusimaa, Helsinki) by Eila Hiltunen. It is dedicated to a Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. …found here

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Sibelius monument by Eila Hiltunen is located in the Sibelius Park in Helsinki.

The eight of December is celebrated as Jean Sibelius Day and the Day of Finnish Music.

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Eila Hiltunen, Sibelius Monument, 1967

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2019 Helsinki, Monument Sibelius, 1967 Eila Hiltunen

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Monumento a Sibelius

Uno de los músicos más insigne de la historia de Finlandia fue Johan Sibelius (1865-1957). Además de por sus creaciones musicales, se le recuerda por una acertada frase: “No prestes atención a lo que dicen las críticas. Nunca se ha erigido un monumento en honor a un crítico”. De hecho, él sí cuenta con uno en el centro de Helsinki, Finlandia, uno de los monumentos más curiosos de Europa.

El Monumento a Sibelius fue creado en 1967 por el escultor finlandés Eila Hiltunen. Desde el primer día suscitó críticas (de nuevo el crítico contra el artista) a causa de su peculiar morfología. Hiltunen quería representar con su obra una gran onda sonora confeccionada con tubos de órgano, más de 600 tubos de acero de distintos tamaños agrupados en diferentes alturas, el mayor de los cuales alcanza los 9 metros.

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Tuesday 4 February

We had to make sure to be at the bus stop at the latest by 9 AM at the Aalto University for a day trip ‘magical mystery bus’ tour in Helsinki and surroundings and all the way up to Porvoo. The idea of course was to get everyone acquainted with the urban layout of Helsinki, the centre, the harbour, coastline, parks, government buildings etc… Ulla-Maija Rouhiainen was our guide. She did an amazing job, especially telling fascinating stories about people in the past and present in Helsinki. From Alexander, the Czar, to the Swedes, to the current president of Finland Sauli Niinistö who has a 29 years younger wife Jenni Haukio (a poet and the Programme director of the Turku International Book Fair) and a 2-year old ‘little prince’ Aaro in the country of Finland. Another story of the Presidential couple gone viral, is about their dog called Lennu, their Boston terrier. Lennu is also a celebrity in and outside Finland. Ulla-Maija also pointed out the impressive history of gender equality in Finland. Finland was the third country in the world (after New Zealand and Australia) and the first country in Europe in 1906 to give full rights to women to vote regardless of their social status, income or age. The 1906 Parliament Act established the unicameral parliament of Finland and both women and men were given the right to vote and stand for election. Ulla-Maija also introduced Tarja Halonen, the first female president, who served two terms (12 years) in the post during the years 2000-2012 and Finland´s current government, which consists of 12 female ministers including the Prime Minister Sanna Marin, and 7 male ministers. Four of the twelve female ministers are under 35 years old.

We first drove to the coast, to stop at the Sibelius Monument, a public space sculpture dedicated to the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) and created by Eila Hiltunen. The sculpture, titled “Passio Musicae”, was unveiled on 7 September, 1967.

Later, we visited the modern giant wood public sauna named Löyly (Löyly = Steam = Soul). The building is a masterpiece of modern architecture, designed by Avanto Architects.  It also afforded some strong views of the city and harbour. Of equal interest was a 700-meter long wall of mural-style illustrations facing the sauna building. The illustrated fence communicates on 24 hours in the life of Helsinki, masterfully illustrated in colourful street art style by Armi Teva and Miia Puustinen.

Next stop was the Senate Square and the adjacent 200-year old National Library, the oldest and largest scholarly library in Finland. Administratively the library is part of the University of Helsinki. The National Library is responsible for storing the Finnish cultural heritage. By Finnish law, the National Library is a legal deposit library and receives copies of all printed matter, as well as audio-visual materials excepting films, produced in Finland or for distribution in Finland. The Library's main building is designed by architect C.L. Engel in 1836 and was built in 1840-45. The main building of the National Library of Finland is one of the most renowned landmarks of the early 19th century Empire architecture and is also significant among the public libraries of its time at a European level.

In addition, there was a great small exhibition of a Finnish comic book and graphic artist Petteri Tikkanen on display in the library.

Our next visit was to the greatest and the most beautiful library in the world, the City of Helsinki Central Library Oodi, designed by a Finnish ALA Architecture Studio and located behind the Kiasma building in the Railway Station district. The library was selected to be the best new public library of the year at IFLA’s (The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) World Library and Information Congress in Athens in August 2019. The building is hard to describe in words, however, the attached photos surely showcase the greatness of it. The huge front of the giant wooden wing defies gravity. Inside, on different levels, there are eg. DNA staircases and sloping floors to climb. An impressive feature is the ceramic snow in the windows to reflect the light. A huge terrace, a full restaurant, co-working spaces, meeting rooms, studios, class rooms, are all available to the public. As well as all facilities for 3D printing, holography, printing, etc. are impressive. We also admired eg. the comfortable beautiful chairs designed by Yrjö Kukkapuro, one of the former Deans of the University of Art and Design, as well as the “Ball Chairs”, Finnish industrial design classics, designed by Eero Aarnio.

Interestingly despite their different ages both buildings exhibit fantastic interplay between, lights, levels, shapes; and further the combination of real living library, public communal space and tourist attraction.

We then visited a ruggedly beautiful granite building complex in Hakaniemi, known today as Paasitorni, which was designed by the architect Karl Lindahl. At the time of its completion in 1908, it served as Helsinki Workers’ House. In terms of its architectural style, the oldest part of Paasitorni, completed in 1908, represents late Art Nouveau. The extension from 1925 represents the Nordic Classicism of the 1920s.

Then a one and half an hour-trip with the bus to Porvoo, where we had reservations at Zum Beispiel restaurant for a nice lunch, with chicken, fish or vegetarian food. Vegan and vegetarian in eco-conscious Finland is far advanced.

In Porvoo we tried and bought some candy at Brunberg shop and factory. Not everyone’s favourite taste but some people like the combination of liquorice snacks with chocolates and all kinds of flavours. It just might leave your teeth and tongue black though. A walk around this quaint picturesque old town with mostly wooden buildings is like a trip back in time, to the origins of this part of the world, when it was just a mere fisherman’s town. Our guide Ulla-Maija told a story of warning to the dangers of heavy metal music combined with heavy doses of alcohol. As one member of a Finnish metal band accidentally set a church on fire, and still has to pay for the rest of his life for the costs of rebuilding. As the insurance only covered a small part of the four-million-euro court settlement costs.

Our tour took us to Haikko Manor, one of the many manor houses scattered through this countryside, where the old aristocracy or industry owners spent their summers or their leisure time. This manor in particular was owned by a rich heiress, who had a remarkable collection of art and tapestries. However, it was now turned into a Hotel. The classical style of the building, frontispiece, pillars etc. and a large terrace overlooking the lake were quite impressive. Beautiful old trees reminded of paintings by Caspar David Friedrich. Sam Rees, our tutor from Iceland, on the other hand was fascinated by the world of the infinitesimal small vegetation and of macro photography of lichens.

Our last stop was at Arabia (on the outskirts of Helsinki), a ceramic factory building and the former location of the University of Art and Design (the predecessor of the Aalto Arts), which includes a design and crafts museum, where we could admire objects in the Finnish ceramic design tradition: the Arabia brand. Also renowned Finnish design brands Finlayson, Iittala and Hackmann are presented in the building. In the Arabia shop, we also saw the Moomins, fantastic and cute characters from the illustrated children’s books by Tove Jansson (1914-2001), which forms a whole industry by itself.

We thanked our guide Ulla-Maija Rouhiainen for a trip that was very helpful for students and tutors alike to spark ideas about the diversity of urban space environments and their use, and consequently the upcoming concepts and projects that need to be developed.

Later that evening the tutors Ausra, Tarja, Wulf and Lode had a late dinner at the pizza place around the corner from our hotel: Skiffer Restaurant. The restaurant serves amazing thin crust oval artisan pizzas with fresh local fish or seasonal veggies and cheese.

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Passio Musicae - The Sibelius Monument in Helsinki

Passio Musicae – The Sibelius Monument in Helsinki

The monument by Eila Hiltunen is dedicated to the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The sculpture by Finnish artist was unveiled on September, 1967. The sculpture won a competition, organised by the Sibelius Society, following the composer’s death in 1957.

Although Eila Hiltunen was declared the winner, only after moths of heated public debate was she commissioned to realize her project. The…

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Eila Hiltunen’s landmark sculpture, Passio Musicae pays tribute to Finland’s Jean Sibelius, but not without controversy.

Sibelius was an internationally acclaimed symphonic composer inspired by Finnish folklore. Long regarded by Finns as a national icon, his celebrity and talent sparked a public fundraising campaign to memorialize him in a meaningful way after his death in 1957, while also fueling a public debate on the purpose of public art.

In 1961, the Sibelius Society arranged a competition among 50 of Finland’s finest sculptors. The local jury recognized five finalists with statuary proposals and gave consideration to Hiltunen’s abstract design of 600 stainless steel tubes clustered in free-form formations.

The second tier of judging was bolstered by three additional experts of international reputation, who ultimately favored Hiltunen’s more refined proposal, and awarded her the commission,

immediately angering half of Finland’s population who favored a more figurative solution (later added by Hiltunen as a compromise),

yet pleasing the other half of the nation looking for a modernist approach.

But irony abounds, when Hiltunen’s monument honors a career violinist, but resembles a mighty display of scrolled organ pipes that may suggest a birch forest or the Northern Lights.

Nearby, Leah and I huddled for warmth inside a fanciful shoebox called Cafe Regatta, located on the edge of the park,

to contemplate the Sibelius monument, and enjoy a hot cocoa and donut…

while around the bend, on the water’s edge,

two hearty locals dared to dip into icy waters–

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reminding me that taking the plunge is risky, but the results can take your breath away.

 Helsinki–The Sibelius Monument Eila Hiltunen's landmark sculpture, Passio Musicae pays tribute to Finland's Jean Sibelius, but not without controversy.

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GRÖNLANDS MEDALJEN 1973 3/4 Eila Hiltunen

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Sibelius Monument | Töölö, Helsinki, Finland | 11 July 2017 Chinese tourists pose for photographs, in the rain in front of The Sibelius Monument. The monument is designed by Eila Hiltunen and dedicated to Jean Sibelius, the Finnish composer.

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Snowy Monument by Pekka Nikrus

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ARS22: HILTUNEN REPUBLIC

Kiasma, ARS 22 – Samson Kambalu, Hiltunen Republic / Living Encounters 8.4.–16.10.2022 / Photo: Pirje Mykkänen Finnish National Gallery Samson Kambalu takes part in ARS22 – Living Encounters, Kiasma, Helsinki, with a new commissioned work Hiltunen Rupublic, a series of new paintings and psychogeographical films inspired by Eila Hiltunen‘s early model for the Sibelius monument. ARS22 – Living…

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Sibelius Monument, Helsinki

Deisgned by Finnish artist Eila Hiltunen titled Passio Musicae  (1967)who won a competition organised by the Sibelius Society following the composer's death in 1957

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibelius_Monument_(Helsinki)