The new season and year have started at the University’s Gallery Valo at the Arktikum. The Rievdan working group took part in the Näkyväksi tehty (eng. Made to be seen) art exhibition with a piece called Ráhkis báiki. (eng. Beloved place). The exhibition is the annual exhibition of the Faculty of Arts from the University of Lapland, showcasing the artistic work of the faculty’s employees. The exhibition has been curated by visual artist and lecturer Marika Orenius from the University of the Arts Helsinki.
Ráhkis báiki consists of three parts: lávvu rods, cards made in the workshops, and sound. Korinna and Mirja acquired the rods and designed the structure, while Ante compiled a soundtrack from the sounds recorded in the workshops during the spring, which plays continuously inside the installation. The cards are from the workshops held in spring in Kárášjohka and Vuohčču.
The project group tested the lávvu construction in Rovaniemi before setting it up in the gallery.
The soundtrack has two parts: the first part is all about the participants’ voices. The workshop participants read their card’s texts out loud, which Ante recorded. The second part is the soundscape of the village of Vuohčču, which Ante also recorded during the first trip in spring. All the sounds were arranged to form a loop that plays continuously.
The exhibition is open until 12.10., and you can get in for free when the Arktikum is open, which is Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.