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Mari Sunna’s (b. 1972, Finland) paintings make a very deep impression, but describing the reasons for that impression is difficult, with occasionally almost comical features. This has to with unresolved questions such as: Why does a certain form move the viewer and why does another one seem aggressive? Why does one feel great pleasure in seeing a brushstroke of sleepwalker-like assurance where two colours meet? Why is it exciting to see a part of painting whose form indicates volume but is nonetheless painted so as to appear completely flat? How can a painting be visually humorous even though …