Living in the Landscape (LiLa) summer school is organised annually by the University of the Arctic’s thematic network, Arctic Sustainable Art and Design (ASAD).
The partners in this project were University of Lapland, Nord University of Norway and Umeå University in Sweden, University of the West of Scotland and University of the Highlands and Islands. The aim of Lila has been to bring together research methods for landscape research from different disciplines ranging from nature sciences, environmental humanities, anthropology, arts, media technology, digital pedagogy and education for sustainability. The disciplines brought together from the partners where arts and teacher education, nature sciences, literature, cultural and Arctic studies, fashion and knowledge on sustainable and digital pedagogy in teacher education, anthropology, creative media practice and art as social practice.
Over these six Lila schools, approximately 100 participants have contributed to this growing community, sharing not only knowledge but also moments of connection, discovery, and reflection. The outcomes of their work – installations, performances, films, soundscapes, texts, and visual art – are as diverse as the landscapes themselves, yet all are united by a profound attention to place, ecology, and the human relationship with the more-than-human world.
This year the school was celebratory, inviting new and alumnus students to join together to reflect on these years and impacts of Lila in their studies and working life. Hence we named the theme this year to be Kindred and explored it through talks, workshops, art exhibition and daytrip to Tomma where the local hosts served us a Viking style meal to celebrate the kinship between the participating institutions, people and sociocultural landscapes.
Read the original news story on the ASAD website.