Liminal pools Gallery Huuto, Helsinki 28.3.-21.4.2024

Liminal Pools explores pools of water associated with religious or magical ceremonies. The importance of water as a life-sustaining element has made people through the ages mystify water. In the religious context, baths are transitional places where immersion allows one to purify themselves or move to another spiritual level. Purification is seen as a means of becoming favorable to the gods or worthy of performing a specific task. The exhibition features portraits of existing sacred springs and pools, some of which are located in nature and some in man-made environments. The exhibition also includes water bottles bought online and copies of baptistry modules that churches order from specialized companies. On their websites, ancient rites, baptism, building permits and modern safety requirements coexist in a commercial catalog.

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