R.G.S. is a geographic society first sketched out by Jussi Kivi
rather as an imaginary than a real existing society. But the
idea proved to be so appealing that in 1999 it became necessary
to put the loose association of artists on a firm ground.
Therefore the Romantic Geographic Society was founded on 1st of
May 2000. The ideological heritage of Romanticism has a very
central role in modern culture, and the effect of Romantic
sentiments can be felt in many areas of social life. The modern
myth of art and the notion of an artist as a mythical truth
seeker who embodies creative genius and individual liberty
cannot be thought of without reference to the concept of
Romanticism. The modern depiction of nature and the environment
reflects ways of thinking derived from the Age of Romanticism.
That is why we avow ourselves unashamedly as Romantics we are
part of something greater than life itself. But RGS does not
reify or repeat Romantic interest and experience as a mean in
itself, but uses them to clarify and crit