The Alpine Soul of Bohinj The air in Stari Fužini carries a specific weight, a stillness that defined the early years of Valentin Hodnik. Born on 18 February 1896, he grew up in the shadow of the mountains that would eventually dominate his visual language. He was a man of many hands—a painter, an illustrator, and a sculptor—whose work sought to capture the rugged essence of the Slovenian landscape. His output was prolific, a body of a…