BUILDING RELATIONS WITH A STONE

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37522/p30w5q38

Keywords:

Relational Art, non-human relations, other than human relations, sacrificial stones, Sápmi, animism, primstav, landgreeting, artistic research

Abstract

Observing the special rock at her family farmstead, Úna Hamilton Helle explores her relations and obligations towards more-than-human beings, as a stepping stone towards crafting a personal ethical framework.

Author Biography

  • Úna Hamilton Helle

    Úna Hamilton Helle (Norway/UK) is a multidisciplinary artist, curator and museum worker currently completing an artistic research PhD in the ERC-funded Thinking Deep team in Royal Holloway University’s Geography Department. As an artist and researcher she uses sound, video, artist-made publications, and participatory workshops to explore questions around ecology, place, belonging, and interspecies communication. She has exhibited internationally, most recently with Bloc Projects (Sheffield, UK), and is behind Becoming the Forest, a publication, event series, and wider art project. As a curator with Legion Projects, she has curated the touring exhibition Waking the Witch and edited a monograph about the visionary artist Monica Sjöö’s work. 

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Published

2025-02-21

Issue

No. 1 (2025): Edge of the Glacier

Section

Articles