FIRST POETRY COLLECTION – Ceramics and Installations, Maria Leppänen

I tell my children that the world is often unfair.

I teach them to cherish and protect their sensitivity.

A sorrowful person is a bitter old soul who died in childhood.

Who holds power in the world? Does it strive for the greatest good?

For too long, I thought so.

I fear speaking my thoughts aloud.

A poem allows one to speak briefly,
to break lines in half,
to arrange thoughts.

My exhibition features works presented as three-dimensional poems.

My poetry collection is experimental, tentative, raw, and honest.

Maria Leppänen (b. 1982) graduated as a visual artist in 2009 from Tampere University of Applied Sciences. She lives and works in Luvia, Eurajoki.

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