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The exhibition Soil Laboratory – Exploring the dialogue between human and the earth in Utsjoki by Maarit Mäkelä, Mira Niittymäki & Vertti Virasjoki, Artists of the Lapland Artists’ Association, will be on display at Gallery Kellokas from January 26 to March 11, 2026, Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Gallery Kellokas is located in the Yllästunturi Visitor Centre Kellokas, Äkäslompolo.
The exhibition Soil Laboratory – Exploring the dialogue between human and the earth in Utsjoki by Maarit Mäkelä, Mira Niittymäki & Vertti Virasjoki, Artists of the Lapland Artists’ Association, will be on display at Gallery Kellokas from January 26 to March 11, 2026, Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Gallery Kellokas is exceptionally closed on February 6, 2026. Gallery Kellokas is located in the Yllästunturi Visitor Centre Kellokas, Äkäslompolo.
Soil Laboratory explores the relationship and connection between humans and the earth as a living landscape. The project challenges the Western tendency to view the earth merely as a resource to be exploited, seeking instead experiential ways of understanding land as a holistic, living agent. In 2023–2024, the working group lived in and moved through the landscapes of Utsjoki, observing, documenting, and collecting materials such as soil and stones. These materials were studied and processed through ceramic practices: clay slips and objects made from local soil samples were brought into dialogue with flowing water and natural forces. The project resulted in a series of works in which earth, water, and humans engage in a mutual conversation—transforming together into parts of a living landscape and of one another.
