Light From The North

Light From The North presents the first comprehensive English-language survey of Finnish artist Aleksandra Ionowa (1899–1980), whose visionary practice emerged through mediumistic channeling beginning in 1946. Over decades, Ionowa produced thousands of works exploring spiritual dimensions beyond material reality, creating a distinctive visual language that transcended conventional artistic and religious boundaries. Published by Strange Attractor Press with contributions from academics including Nina Kokkinen and Vivienne Roberts, the 236-page illustrated volume examines Ionowa’s art within broader histories of esotericism and occultism in Nordic contexts. The book positions her incandescent imagery as conveying timeless wisdom while situating her practice within modernist and esoteric artistic traditions, offering cultural and art-historical analysis of mediumistic creativity and its counter-institutional significance during the post-war period.

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