An exhibition takes form - working across borders and disciplines
The Swedish and Norwegian partners have been working together during the autumn on an exhibition on the theme of cultural heritage and climate change in the mountainous border region of Jämtland and Tröndelag.
The region has for long been used and inhabited by the indigenous Sámi population, who use the mountains for reindeer herding. Climate change is already affecting reindeer herding practices, and the green transition with for example wind mill exploitation in traditional reindeer herding lands is potentially limiting the possibilities for reindeer herding in the future. The exhibition will focus on the mountainous region as a cultural landscape, and its past, present and future.
The exhibition will make use of digital technologies to create interactive experiences as well as making it possible for the audience to experience cultural environments of the mountains digitally.
In August, project crew members went on an excursion to the site Hansmyra, which has been used for reindeer herding for a long time and where archaeological findings connected to reindeer herding practices have been dated back to the 9th century.
The group was led by Jan Persson, Sámi reindeer herder and archaeologist, who showed how to read the cultural landscape for traces of reindeer herding. During the day, the site was photographed with 360 degree cameras as well as drones and photogrammetry cameras to enable making digital twins of the site for the exhibition.
Throughout the autumn, the team consisting of colleagues from Nord University, Tindved kulturhage, Jamtli, NCK, Gaaltije and Stiklestad Kultursenter have been meeting to continue the development of the exhibition.
It has been an interesting journey to learn from each other as we come from different backgrounds: a mix of cultural history and technology, academia and practitioners, Sámi and non-Sámi, Norwegian and Swedish, public and private sectors and so on. But we all share the conviction that cultural heritage can be used to ignite reflection and discussion about our present and our future! We will continue the journey in 2025, with the exhibition opening in both Sweden and Norway.
