Esoteric Potentiality in Creating and Viewing Angel-themed Photographs
Approaching Religion December 2, 2025 Oscar Ortiz-Nieminen, Terhi Utriainen, Alexandra Bergholm
This article explores esoteric potentiality—the perceived possibility of accessing the otherworldly—through a hermeneutic framework that integrates artist intent, the photographic image and audience reception. The Finnish artist Hanne Kiiveri shot her first angel-themed photograph after a waking dream involving her late sister. As part of the Whose Angels? project—an initiative that combines...