A crowd of almost a thousand figures stand silently on a field near the road.
In the morning with light behind them, this motionless army appears morose, even menacing.
They were first displayed in 1988 in a field in Lassila, a neighbourhood of Helsinki.
Passing motorists always wonder what precisely is the artist’s idea behind the Silent People.
But Reijo Kela refuses to provide any explanation, forcing people to form their own interpretation.
Some view it as a state of psychological withdrawal, others believe it represents some forgotten people.
Sources:Atlas Obscura/Travelogue of an Armchair Traveller/www.suomussalmi.fi
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