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Materials: wool fabric, hand-dyed local wool yarn
Artist names:
Minna Kovero and Tanya Kravtsov together with the group members:
Natalia Tsyrtsaki, Margarita Diachuk, Liuba Balysheva, Zoya Nekrasova, Tatiana Horodnyk, Svetlana Ustymenko, Liubov Takiianuzova
The artwork is a collaborative embroidery made with newcomers from Ukraine who fled the war and based their lives in Rovaniemi, Finland. The art piece is made into the form of patchwork garment and as a whole it explores revitalisation of the sun symbolism and its empowering aspects. The crafting aims to create connectedness between people reaching each other's sunrays in the fabric of multiculturalism. While crafting together we share stories, memories and images related to the sense of place and aspects of darkness and light experienced by us living in the North. We explore the sun symbolism and female sun goddesses that have crossed borders and generations from Ukraine to Karelia and the Arctic. By stitching personal stories and memories together we make a connection to a broader sense of place.
Artist names:
Minna Kovero and Tanya Kravtsov together with the group members:
Natalia Tsyrtsaki, Margarita Diachuk, Liuba Balysheva, Zoya Nekrasova, Tatiana Horodnyk, Svetlana Ustymenko, Liubov Takiianuzova
The artwork is a collaborative embroidery made with newcomers from Ukraine who fled the war and based their lives in Rovaniemi, Finland. The art piece is made into the form of patchwork garment and as a whole it explores revitalisation of the sun symbolism and its empowering aspects. The crafting aims to create connectedness between people reaching each other's sunrays in the fabric of multiculturalism. While crafting together we share stories, memories and images related to the sense of place and aspects of darkness and light experienced by us living in the North. We explore the sun symbolism and female sun goddesses that have crossed borders and generations from Ukraine to Karelia and the Arctic. By stitching personal stories and memories together we make a connection to a broader sense of place.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Umeå |
| Publisher | University of UMEA |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2023 |
| MoEC publication type | F2 Public partial realisation of a work of art |
| Event | Relate North 11 : Beyond Borders : Symposium and Exhibition - Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Duration: 13 Nov 2023 → 17 Nov 2023 https://www.insea.org/relate-north-beyond-borders/ |
Field of science
- Visual arts and design
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WoolInno
Huhmarniemi, M. (Principal Investigator), Kovero, M. (Other), Härkönen, E. (Other), Luiro, E. (Other), Hernandez Cervantes, F. (Other) & Kravtsov, T. (Other)
European Regional Development Fund
01.06.2023 → 30.04.2026
Project: Co-funded project