Swan Yoik

Sound work to birch with swan net materials

The layer of the world’s egg, the whooper swan, is an ancient holy bird. It brings the life and light to Finland when it arrives in the spring. The swan is a human turned into a bird, a white angel and the national bird.

“Twas a mother reared her chickens,
Large the flock of swans she nurtured;
By the hedge she placed the chickens,
Sent the swans into the river.” (Kalevala)                                    

Price 3000€

Buy this piece by emailing kirsi.ihalainen@gmail.com