He puhuivat vain rahasta
My work examines the controversy surrounding land ownership. In past years, I have encountered a few brutally clear-cut forests in my everyday life landscapes in Northern Finland. Te landscape has changed drastically. Suddenly, a large area of old forest has disappeared, leaving a barren gap in the...
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ftulaplandcdispu:oai:lacris.ulapland.fi:publications/1b7f4bb2-45dd-4caa-97d5-c623c462d812 2024-02-11T10:07:06+01:00 He puhuivat vain rahasta Nurture : Living in the Landscape : All they talked about was money Härkönen, Elina 2023-11-13 https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/1b7f4bb2-45dd-4caa-97d5-c623c462d812 eng eng Umeå universitet https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/1b7f4bb2-45dd-4caa-97d5-c623c462d812 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Härkönen , E , Nurture : Living in the Landscape : All they talked about was money , 2023 , Artefact , Umeå universitet , Umeå . /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/6/13/2 name=Visual arts and design other 2023 ftulaplandcdispu 2024-01-18T00:03:12Z My work examines the controversy surrounding land ownership. In past years, I have encountered a few brutally clear-cut forests in my everyday life landscapes in Northern Finland. Te landscape has changed drastically. Suddenly, a large area of old forest has disappeared, leaving a barren gap in the middle of the forested hill. It has turned out that these lands are privately owned and then inherited by the next generation not living in the region. Te one and only motive for the clearcuts has been money growing in those trees. I started my art piece after experiencing the sorrow of the drastic loss of a forest I regularly visit. Te sight of the pile of cut-down trees was unbelievable. I had childishly believed that such an old forest, with its thick old tree trunks, would be left out of forest management. During the LiLa feldwork, we visited the Västerbotten museum where the Swedish Photographer Sune Jonsson’s exhibition touched on the same topic of ownership and the value of a landscape. Te name of my work refers to a statement in one of his interviews with local people living in remote areas that were the target of government reforms. Where is the real value of the land we say we own? Other/Unknown Material Northern Finland LaCRIS - University of Lapland Current Research System |
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My work examines the controversy surrounding land ownership. In past years, I have encountered a few brutally clear-cut forests in my everyday life landscapes in Northern Finland. Te landscape has changed drastically. Suddenly, a large area of old forest has disappeared, leaving a barren gap in the middle of the forested hill. It has turned out that these lands are privately owned and then inherited by the next generation not living in the region. Te one and only motive for the clearcuts has been money growing in those trees. I started my art piece after experiencing the sorrow of the drastic loss of a forest I regularly visit. Te sight of the pile of cut-down trees was unbelievable. I had childishly believed that such an old forest, with its thick old tree trunks, would be left out of forest management. During the LiLa feldwork, we visited the Västerbotten museum where the Swedish Photographer Sune Jonsson’s exhibition touched on the same topic of ownership and the value of a landscape. Te name of my work refers to a statement in one of his interviews with local people living in remote areas that were the target of government reforms. Where is the real value of the land we say we own? |
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