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Kilpimies/ Man with Shield

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The sculpture, located in the courtyard of the Ministry of the Interior, is the first colossal version of the male figure in a suit that Tapio Junno has used in numerous works. The expressive features of the otherwise realistically depicted human figure convey pain and suffering. The figure seems to be using the shield to ward of some external threat. Yet the distorted features and an expression f ...

Visiting address

Kirkkokatu 12, Kruununhaka
00170 Helsinki

Text edited by: City of Helsinki, Culture and Leisure Division
Updated: 24/3/2024