Nurjaton is an interactive installation that renews the Karelian käspaikka tradition. The käspaikka has changed over time, but its basic elements, symbols, colours and expressions of form have remained recognisable.

The work weaves and unravels through audience interaction, combining tradition and the present moment. Here, the käspaikka is no longer just an object, but a living, responsive and multi-sensory experience.

Nurjaton is part of the Karelian Maiden exhibition at the Museum Eliel in Joensuu, exploring the diversity of Karelian identity and folk culture.

Working group

Ekho Collective / Vertti Luostarinen, Saara-Henriikka Mäkinen, Ilmari Pesonen, Iina Taijonlahti, Timo Tikka

Pictures Saara-Henriikka Mäkinen

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