- An intimate portrait of the Finnish painter Henry Wuorila-Stenberg, in which he discusses his identity as an artist, his relationship with making art, and the corruption of the creative process, in a monologue recorded in deep meditation.
- In his paintings, the artist Henry-Wuorila Stenberg has always dealt with the faith of humankind, impermanence and death. Now he finds himself in a situation where he has to question his own motives, because making art has led him to a moral impasse. The artist's identity and the desire to succeed have also brought with them issues of money and ambition, things which cause him to suffer. Can an artist pursue success and remain humble? Does money corrupt the creative process? What remains of the artist's identity when they stop creating art?
The film presents the viewer with an intimate conversation in a meditative state. Henry sinks deep into his own consciousness and confronts himself. Love is present there, but so too is the Prosecutor.
"Painting is involved in everything I've relied on since childhood. My desires, my view of the world, my aspirations - even those that were hidden from me - have been present in it and have driven it forward. On the way to healing, painting has been tragic. It's been full of contradictions. It has allowed me to break free, if only for a moment, from my separate self. Furthermore, it unites superficially, then it becomes a compulsion, a conviction for a journey that takes you deeper and deeper into the subconscious worlds. Painting brings me close to forces that are in conflict, to energies that are beyond my control. When it is combined with selfish desires - with lust for fame, power, greed, clingy desire or hatred - painting can be profound and produce brilliant paintings. But at the same time, these same forces will destroy a person."
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