LuovaLumot
2023

LuovaLumot community art project included over 150 different participants from the Finnish Lapland. The art projects were realized in Tornio, Finland and Haparanda, Sweden demolition art houses in the Summer of 2023. I was the artist in charge of the LuovaLumot project artwork planning and concepts as well as the realization of the artworks. I had an amazing team of over 70 different people working with me to make the project happen. In just three weeks we built the whole apartment and classroom exhibition works in two countries.

The three-bedroom apartment in Röyttantie 4 A-stair was an artwork realized within the framework of the LuovaLumot ESR project. The sister piece of the artwork reflecting all the content could be found in a classroom of Tornedals school in Haparanda, Sweden on the other side of the border. A total of more than 150 people participated in the realization of the community artwork. The project involved specifically people with an immigration background, young people in rehabilitation, and people with special needs. The materials used for the works were mainly recycled materials and waste goods.

Some media coverage of the project:

Yle Finland: Haavat umpeen taiteen avulla

Kaltio: Perämeren Berliini 2025

Header photo: Christa Sjöberg