Breath of God

Event: Mikrokosmos, Sepän talo, Rauma, Finland Title: Breath of God - installation ‘Breath of God’ is a site specific installation, a spontaneous response to the small space at Sepän talo (an abandoned house near the city centre of Rauma, Finland created during RaumArs residency) and through the threshold of the open window the external world; the blossom tree, the garden and the light breath of air that entered the space carrying summer fragrances from the flowers. During the process of experimentation it brought to mind the following spiritual text: ‘The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound thereof, but cannot tell from where it came, and where it goes: so is everyone that is born of the Spirit’ New Testament: John ch3 verse 8 The key element to this installation is the animating presence of a breeze flowing through the work, which is not controllable and only made visible in the movement of the cloth and nature outside. Rogan invited local Christian Pastor Mehis Metsala Pastor of Free Church Rauma, Finland to collaborate on the interpretation of the words and imagery for ‘Breath of God’ from a spiritual perspective. Mehis Metsala: Two aspects come to my mind: The wind in the Biblical text is a metaphor describing the movements of the Spirit and as such it emphasizes the unpredictability of God. His thoughts, His ways and His dealings with us do not fit into any known pattern of ours. The sense of wonder is something we deeply need and often unconsciously seek. ‘ The Breath of God’ is something so unique that only when we experience it, we feel really alive. We are designed to live the life God has prepared for us and only in union with Him we live in a deepest sense of the word.