Jumala on kauneus
The story of a young artist’s struggle with himself and the world around him is told through ten paintings. In the north of Finland and in Paris, Vilho Lampi is searching for a way to express himself. At times he's intensely excited, though at other times he's disappointed yet again. All the while, he struggles to reach the realm of beauty. Lampi turns to politics for answers, falls into a trance in the Louvre and identifies with van Gogh as well as with an aspen tree. Everywhere he goes, he is an outsider, nor is there a place in the world for his uncompromising attitudes. Lampi’s life is at times full of joy, at other times full of hopelessness, but he never stops asking questions or searching for the truth.
Based on the novel by Paavo Rintala, the play is more than a portrait of an artist; it is also a play about encountering beauty, searching for the divine, and dealing with the difficulties of being human. It is about a man who tries to see into infinity.
The play has been translated into English, French, German and Estonian.