Siiri Jüris Swedish-Estonian, b. 1992
The Devil's Game, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
110 x 130 x 3 cm
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The devil sits on a rock, while players 1, 2, 3, and 4 place their hands on the Devil’s head. They circle the Devil asking if they could heat the...
The devil sits on a rock, while players 1, 2, 3, and 4 place their hands on the Devil’s head. They circle the Devil asking if they could heat the sauna. The Devil is a joker, replying humorously like “No, the roof of the house is blue on every third Monday” and more in that tone. The moment the Devil says yes, the players attack the rock as the Devil tries to stop them and at the same time carry out a counter-attack. If the Devil is successful in its attack, the touched player becomes the new Devil, and the game restarts.
Based on a text from Põrgupapamäng/The Devil’s Game; Tartu; Eesti Rahvamänge, A.Kalamees, p. 58.