{"id":7124,"date":"2023-05-09T14:26:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T12:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rentosauna.fi\/2023\/05\/09\/saunaestetiikka-on-vahaeleista-ja-luonnonlaheista\/"},"modified":"2023-05-09T14:39:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T12:39:21","slug":"sauna-aesthetics-are-minimalistic-and-natural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rentosauna.fi\/en\/2023\/05\/09\/sauna-aesthetics-are-minimalistic-and-natural\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe and familiar \u2013 Sauna aesthetics are minimalistic and natural"},"content":{"rendered":"

Natural, dim and minimalistic. This is how Laura Seesmeri<\/strong>, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Turku, describes sauna aesthetics. In her doctoral thesis \u2018Sauno itsellesi menneisyys\u2019, Seesmeri has studied sauna aesthetics as part of the cultural heritage of sauna.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are two aspects to sauna as a space: what it is like as a place and what it is like as an experience,\u201d Laura Seesmeri says.
\nSeesmeri points out that sauna is a unique aesthetic space in Finnish homes, as it is a space that has only one purpose \u2013 sauna bathing.
\n\u201cIn everyday language, aesthetics often refers only to beauty and appearance, but the experiential aspect of spaces is also important, especially in relation to sauna.\u201d
\nAs material for her doctoral thesis, Laura Seesmeri used both marketing material from sauna heater manufacturers and the Finnish Literature Society\u2019s collections of oral history data.
\n\u201cEspecially the stories about sauna in the oral history data described sauna as an experience. Most of the stories in the data were very personal. The stories emphasized a certain sense of connection between the self and the universe as they reflected on the significance of sauna.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Rento<\/p>\n

Sauna is a place for relaxation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sauna aesthetics support the idea of sauna as a place for relaxation. According to Laura Seesmeri, saunas are minimalistic, calm and dim.
\n\u201cThe space is minimalistic and unsurprising. Although sauna bathing is a multi-sensory experience, visually saunas are very dim, and the sense of sight is not emphasized.\u201d
\nAccording to the researcher, sauna as an aesthetic space has remained very much the same over the years. Although there are changing trends in sauna interiors, in certain ways they remain natural and unpretentious.
\n\u201cOf course, saunas have seen various trends as a space. At one point, very dark, nearly black saunas were popular, followed by light, almost spa-like saunas. But even in these trends, the basics, such as wood panels as a wall material, have persisted. We have not seen lavishly decorated saunas or e.g., saunas with scenic wallpaper,\u201d Seesmeri explains.<\/p>\n

\"Rento<\/p>\n

Security in permanence<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laura Seesmeri believes that sauna gives Finns a certain sense of security. This feeling is reinforced by the elements associated with sauna: its permanence and closeness to nature.
\n\u201cMost Finns have memories and experiences of a summer sauna by the water. This same experience is then sought in all saunas \u2013 perhaps this is why all our saunas look quite similar.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cScents are also a powerful part of the sauna experience. As sauna whisks are rarely used in home saunas anymore, the connection with and scent of nature is simulated with various sauna scents. The scent of a birch whisk or warm tar gives us a sense of connection with nature.\u201d
\nThe soundscape of saunas has also remained unchanged.
\n\u201cThe same hissing sound of water hitting the sauna stones can be heard in both a wood-fired cottage sauna and an electric sauna in an apartment building,\u201d says Seesmeri.
\n\u201cThe sauna is a quiet place. In there, it is the sounds of the sauna itself that people focus on,\u201d she continues.<\/p>\n

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