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Wood spirit: finnish artist Jaakko Pernu makes works that explore both the physical properties and symbolic dimensions of wood. (Design Review).
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In Finland, blessed with a superabundance of trees, wood has assumed the status of national material, its expressive and regenerative qualities forging a powerful connection with the Finnish psyche. Pernu's father was a boatbuilder, so since childhood he was exposed to the tactile and sensory nature of timber and gained an appreciation of its technical potential -- how it could be cut, shaped and jointed.
Since the late '80s, when he completed his studies at the Lahti Institute of Fine Arts, Pernu has lived and worked in remote northern Finland, drawing inspiration from its huge boreal forests and subtle Nordic light.
His favourite wood is willow, both cheap and plentiful and a