Hello Forest! Hello Spirits!

Hello Forest!
Hello Spirits!

A seminar on Finnish mythology

The seminar will be held on Sunday 10 December at Oodi Library in Maijansali auditorium from 10 am till 5.30 pm.

Have you ever wondered why Finns' relationship with the forest is so intensive? Nature has always been present in Finnish mythology and culture, and it has shaped Finns' story about themselves into a narrative about Finnish art, timber and the Winter War.

Hello Forest! Hello Spirits! -seminar introduces Finnish mythology and examines how along, with Sámi mythology, is interpreted especially in popular culture: comics, games, music and fashion.

At the end of the seminar, there is a presentation of the results of the DIMYMYDI project, and the international student mythology workshop on Finnish Mythology held at Aalto University (December 3-8, 2023).

Event homepage: https://www.dimymydi.eu/

Programme:

10.05-10.15: Welcome

10.15-11.00:
Mr. Frog, Core Fellow, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Study:
A Look at Finn-Karelian Mythology

11.00-11.45:
Reetta Ranta, Storyteller and Media Executive:
Timeless Rituals and Stories Inspired by Finnish Nature
And Mythology

11.45-12.30:
Tuija Peltomaa, MA, Art Historian:
Human Nature and Nature, in the Kalevala Epic and Visual Arts

12.30-13.20:
lunch break

13.20-15.20 case presentations

13.20-13.40:
Ida Edgren, PhD student:
Myths and Folklore as Inspiration for Video Games

13.40-14.00:
Lada Suomenrinne, visual artist:
Biegga Bieggá, and the Broken Veins on My Cheeks;
Photographing at the End of the World.

14.00-14.20:
Sanna Hukkanen, sarjakuvataiteilja:
“Covered by Forest” – a comic book on Finnish mythology

14.20-14.40:
Julia Toarie Strandman, visual artist:
Marras - Finnish mythology and spell tradition from
the queer feminist perspective

14.40-15.00:
Kirsti Runavik, author & visual artist specialized in Nordic mythology:
Old Shaman Drums in Finland

15.00-15.20:
Merle Karp, visual designer & artist:
Nature as Magic - on an audiovisual performance

15.20-15.50:
Coffee break

15.50-17.30:
DIMYMYDI Digital Mythologies - Mythologies
project and Aalto University (School of Arts, Design
and Architecture) student workshop
Mythology: Nature (3-8 Dec 2023) introductions

This seminar is a part of EU-funded project DIMYMYDI Digital Mythologies - Mythological Digitalities coordinated by Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Co-funded by European Union.