Stories transmitted through art for the revitalization and decolonization of the Arctic

• Main Authors: Jokela, Timo, Huhmarniemi, Maria
• Other Authors: Sørly, Rita, Ghaye, Tony, Kårtveit, Bård
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2021
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/6/13/2; name=Visual arts and design; Arctic; Kittilä; Sámi; Lapland
• Online Access: https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/48f03457-a695-4b46-8013-235b936d0b10; https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003118633

This chapter is a narrative description and theoretical conceptualization of the premises, processes, execution and results of a place-specific public art project by Professor Jokela. The Story of Kirkkokuusikko is a memorial to the first Christian church in the Kittilä region in Finnish Lapland. Th...