Ecological Pilgrimage: Repairing Human-Forest Relations

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Abstrakti

Walking the boreal forest trails of Eastern and Northern Finland makes one acutely aware of the presence of anthropogenic development and industrial exploitation. Today the almost forgotten, 900 km long ‘UKK trail’ follows old trade routes and nature paths, fragmented by clear-cuts, hydropower dams, and rural communities in decline, reflecting the imprint of historic and contemporary land use practices and industrial exploitation. We wish to use this opportunity to introduce and discuss our idea of an ecological pilgrimage along the UKK trail as a means of repairing human-forest relations. By bringing together tourism research, artistic practice, and environmental stewardship, we seek to create a new legacy for the UKK trail and cultivate alternative forest futures. The notion of ecological pilgrimage refers here to a novel practice and conceptual approach that departs from historical connotations of colonial expedition or religious ceremony and enables rethinking what walking, and tourism-as-activism can do in times of ecological crisis. Our project in the
making develops a practice-led methodology by weaving together relational methods of walking, listening, and guiding that are used to gather forest stories and facilitate interventions of ecological reparation.
Alkuperäiskielienglanti
TilaJulkaistu - 17 syysk. 2024
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Kesto: 16 syysk. 202418 syysk. 2024
https://www.onebywalking.net/conference-2024

Konferenssi

KonferenssiOne By Walking Conference 2024
Maa/AlueSuomi
KaupunkiHelsinki
Ajanjakso16.09.202418.09.2024
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