Kirjotut kannat : Stitching Light through Boundary Lines, 2023

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 sun rays in the fabric of multiculturalism. While crafting together we shared stories, memories and images related to the sense of place and aspects of darkness and light experienced by us living in the North. We explored 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 can make a connection to a broader sense of place.