Pan Jianfeng illustrates the concept of Finnish sisu in Chinese – the Chinese calligraphist creates art at Helsinki Airport
Chinese contemporary artist Pan Jianfeng has designed posters that illustrate Finland and Finnishness using modern calligraphy for Helsinki Airport operator Finavia. With his work Pan tries to describe Finland to Chinese passengers. Helsinki Airport is a leading European hub in air traffic between Europe and Asia. Measured by the connections to Asia it is the fifth biggest airport in Europe.This autumn, visitors can watch a fast-paced graphic design performance at Helsinki Airport. The results are arresting, but the message of the texts might not be clear to everyone. The language used in