Crafting Sustainability: Handcraft in Contemporary Art and Cultural Sustainability in the Finnish Lapland

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Abstract

Crafting sustainability is discussed here with respect to the dimensions of handcraft traditions in contemporary art for promoting cultural sustainability in the Scandinavian North. Aspects of decolonization, cultural revitalisation, and intergenerational dialogue form an integral part of the negotiations around the need for cultural survival and renewal for a more sustainable future. These dimensions should also be considered in the development of the current education of art teachers. Learning traditional skills and applying them in contemporary art constitute an influential method when striving for cultural sustainability. This study examines three handcraft-based contemporary art cases through art-based action research conducted in the Finnish and the Swedish Lapland. The results show that handcraft-based contemporary art practices with place-specific intergenerational and intercultural approaches create an open space for dialogue where the values and the perceptions on cultural heritage can be negotiated.
Original languageEnglish
Article number1907
JournalSustainability (Switzerland)
Volume10
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jun 2018
MoEC publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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  • Visual arts and design

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