Abstract
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?
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?
| Translated title of the contribution | He puhuivat vain rahasta |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Place of Publication | Umeå |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet |
| Publication status | Published - 13 Nov 2023 |
| MoEC publication type | F2 Public partial realisation of a work of art |
| Event | Nurture : Living in the Landscape Exhibition - Umeå University, Ljusgården, Teacher Education Building, Umeå, Sweden Duration: 13 Nov 2023 → 17 Nov 2023 https://www.uarctic.org/news/2023/11/nurture-living-in-the-landscape-publication-and-exhibition-2023-launched/ |
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- Visual arts and design
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