Francis Joy: Saamelaiset ja kalliomaalaukset (luento englanniksi) Korundissa
5.5.2014 13:25
Francis Joy works as a researcher at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland Faculty of Art and Design. For the past eight years, Francis has conducted fieldwork and interviews with Sami persons regarding shamanism and rock paintings in Finland, as well as extensive research into the old Sami shaman drums which survived the Christian purges of the 17th and 18th centuries.
A lecture on this topic will be presented this evening at 18.00pm at Korundi Art Museum, Rovaniemi.
The
lecture has 2 parts to it, the first part addresses new findings in
Finland's pre-historic rock paintings which are dated between 3.500 -
7000 years old; of spirit figures which are of a particular design and
status, that share many parallels with similar spirit
figures found painted on the heads of Sami shaman drums from Sweden and
Norway. Much of the literature published about the discovery of rock
paintings in Finland, suggests that the origins of the artwork lies in
Finnish culture in an ancient past. This new
evidence challenges these old views and seeks a clearer and more
comprehensive understanding of a possible explanation for the cultural
context for the paintings.
The
second part of the presentation addresses vandalism and graffiti at
over
10% of rock painting sites in present day Finland which is caused by
tourism and purposeful destruction. The rock paintings are irreplaceable
source of historical knowledge which have immense value for the
cultures in Finland, and due to a lack of protection
many sites remain vulnerable to further damage. Everyone is welcome