Spectres, Landings / Spectres in Change Retreat on Seili / 14-17 May 2019 /

Hosts

• Taru Elfving, Contemporary Art Archipelago (CAA) http://www.contemporaryartarchipelago.fi/
• Ilppo Vuorinen, Jari Hänninen, Katja Mäkinen, Jasmin Inkinen, The Archipelago Research Institute https://sites.utu.fi/seili/en/title/

Guests

• Maja Kuzmanovic and Nik Gaffney (FoAM) https://fo.am/studios/earth
• Helena Hunter and Mark Peter Wright (Matterlurgy) https://www.matterlurgy.net/
• Kati Roover http://www.katiroover.com/
• Saara Hannula http://www.saarahannula.com/
• with a brief visit from Katja Bonnevier, Archipelago Sea Biosphere reserve: http://biosfar.fi/biosfaromradet/karta-geografiskt-omrade/

Travel to Seili. Train form Helsinki to Turku, Bus fro Turku to Nauvo, Ferry from Nauvo to Seili.

Walk and introduction to the retreat by Taru Elving and Introduction to Seili by Ilppo Vuorinen. The institutional history of the island (leper colony, mental hospital, research institute), environmental situation on the island and the Archipelago sea (rising temperature, lowered salinity, increase of tick populations…). visit former hospital now institute building, church and cemetery

• https://www.utu.fi/en/units/cerut/archipelago-research-institute/museum-church/Pages/home.aspx
• https://www.nationalparks.fi/seili/history
• https://www.visitseili.fi/en/history/

Walk + introductions to Seili research by Jasmin Inkinen & Johannes Sahisten. MA research Diet of Mystis relicta group in the Archipelago Sea & metabarcoding, BA research on herring parasites, tick collection, microscopy (herring otoliths, ticks, plankton, primula veris (cowslip))

Archipelago Sea Biosphere Reserve / Katja Bonnevier. Explanation of the Archipelago (inner, middle and outer, thousands of islands of differing sizes, habitats and populations). Introduction to the Archipelago Sea Biosphere Reserve (criteria, partners, ambassadors, activities). Examples of projects (meadows & grazing, single-use plastic campaign and exhibition, food waste, education…) http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=FIN+02&mode=all

Presentations of recent work by participants

• Matterlurgy: Rehearsals for uncertain futures https://www.matterlurgy.net/rehearsals-for-uncertain-futures
• Kati Roover: http://www.katiroover.com/ https://soundcloud.com/kroover

Dinner, Plankton collection, walks, Sauna and supper

Presentations of Seili research by Jasmin Inkinen. meadows and vascular plants time series, tick hotspot.

Field trip with Jari Hänninen & Katja Mäkinen. collection and identification of coastal species (fish, moluscs, crustaceans, seaweed…) plankton collection

Research presentation by Katja Mäkinen. herring/zooplankton time series, research methodologies and conclusions. https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/Publication/35435072?lang=fi_FI

Dinner, Microscopy with live plankton samples, Wine & cheese at Mattson, hosted by Jari Hänninen.

video screening of Distortions, a work in progress by Kati Roover about underwater noise pollution in the Baltic Sea: https://helsinki.setac.org/event/science-art-exhibition/

brief overview of FoAM's history, current practice and open questions for the residency on Seili. FoAM Network http://fo.am/about/ FoAM Earth https://fo.am/studios/earth/ and https://fo.am/events/spectres-salon/

Landing with Saara Hannula (http://www.saarahannula.com/). A morning walk (alone, together) exploring landing as a practice of communing with land (incl. birds, wind, trees etc.), asking permission, exploring the island by being called/invited (by others or our own subconscious interpretation of others)

Breakfast & debrief from the morning walk. Departure by Ferry from Seili to Nauvo, Bus from Nauvo to Turku, Train from Turku to Helsinki.

• The future of the Baltic Sea and us: the effects of climate change to the Baltic Sea pelagic ecosystem
• Baltic Herring and Herring Research
  • https://www.utu.fi/fi/yksikot/biodiversiteettiyksikko/saaristomeren-tutkimuslaitos/tutkimus/Documents/baltic_herring/index.html
• Tick research
  • short summary in English on https://www.utu.fi/en/units/cerut/archipelago-research-institute/research/Pages/home.aspx
  • https://www.utu.fi/fi/ajankohtaista/uutinen/puutiaisten-maara-on-lisaantynyt-viime-vuosikymmenina-lajille-kelpaavat-myos
• osprey nest
  • http://saaristomeri.utu.fi/nest-project/
  • http://saaristomeri.utu.fi/seili-osprey-web-camera/
• Baltex / Baltic Earth
  • https://www.baltic-earth.eu/
  • https://www.baltex-research.eu/
• Automated monitoring of water quality
  • http://saaristomeri.utu.fi/odas_en/

More information about active research projects. https://www.utu.fi/en/units/cerut/archipelago-research-institute/Pages/home.aspx

weather station on Seili. http://saaristomeri.utu.fi/weather/

acoustic kitty (cold war augmented feline recording device, not the indy band)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Kitty
• https://www.revolvy.com/topic/Acoustic%20Kitty
• http://www.sensorystudies.org/picture-gallery/deprivation-2/

El mar la mar (2017) - IMDb

• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6587706/
• https://www.bozar.be/nl/activities/130723-el-mar-la-mar---joshua-bonnetta

sonic sea (documentary)

leviathan (sensory ethnography lab)

• https://sel.fas.harvard.edu/works.html
• https://www.filmcomment.com/article/the-sensory-ethnography-lab/