My father taught me everything about the forest, its animals, and its plants. As a carpenter, he helped me understand the importance of forests and trees. I could feel how the trees whispered their stories. The forest was a place to calm down, explore, be inspired, feel well, and breathe, for the forest breathed back. There I felt safe. I sensed the forest’s timeless mythological power, which I have been seeking ever since.

Now I create sonic worlds and spaces where I aim to share with others what I experience and hear in the forest: the healing heart of the woods. Nature is not separate from us; it lives within us. The forest does not just sing, it resonates and heals. We only need to remind ourselves how it feels.

- Kirsi Ihalainen, TUNTU