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Created on March 9, 2019
Tartu maantee 71, Tallinn, Eesti
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Saarepiiga

Guido made that brilliant mural called saarepiiga (island girl)on the living house in Tallinn, Tartu mnt. It is inspired by the story on estonians mythological hero kalevipog
This painting named Saarepiiga was created by Australian artist Guido van Helten for the street culture festival JJ-Street Baltic Session in 2015. It is inspired by a character called Saarepiiga (literally "Island Maid") in the national epic of Estonia.
Saarepiiga is introduced in the story when the protagonist Kalevipoeg, son of the king of Ancient Estonia, travels to Finland – by swimming across the Baltic Sea. On his way he takes a break on an island, where he meets Saarepiiga. They fall in love, but the romance gets a cruel ending when Saarepiiga finds out whose son Kalevipoeg is. Startled, she loses her balance, falls to the sea and is never found again. I guess the moral of the story is that you should never flirt with strangers when standing on slippery cliffs?
Guido van Helten—Saarepiiga
Hunted by Reigo Tori.

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Date created2019-03-09T23:00:00.000Z
Camera usedRICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. Pentax K-S2
Marker typeartwork
CityTallinn
CountryEstonia
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