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History, nature, and culture in conversation on the Art Trail

An art trail of seven environmental artworks will be completed in the Rokua Geopark area in 2024. The artworks are situated around the Rokua Geopark area in Muhos, Vaala, and Utajärvi.

The Geopark story told through environmental art

The Journey of Discovery in Art is a collection of seven works inspired by three main themes: geological heritage, tar, and legends.

The art trail brings sustainable, diverse, and accessible art along hiking trails and natural and cultural sites, activating people to move around in nature. In this way, the experience of art is brought closer to the people, in the middle of their everyday lives, from the typical art environments (museums and art galleries).

Location of the works

  1. Jälki “The Mark”: Johanna Riepula & Tero Mäkelä
    Muhos, Lemmenpolku nature trail
  2. Metsää puilta, “Forest for the trees”: parts 1-4
    Mari Kämäräinen, Muhos, Kirkkosaari
  3. Uoma, “Ravine”: Tiina Vehkaperä
    Utajärvi, Geological time trail
  4. Käpy kultainen, “The Golden cone”: Satu Kalliokuusi & Reetta Gröhn-Soininen
    Rokua, Ahveroinen pond
  5. Kuutio ilmaa, “A Cube of air”: Päivi Pussila & Raimo Törhönen
    Rokua, Stadium hill
  6. Kierrot, “Cycles”: parts 1-4, Mari Kämäräinen
    Vaala, Veturitalli
  7. Näkijä, “The Seer”: Antti Ylönen
    Manamansalo, Peuranpyyntikylä

Consignment and publication dates

The art trail is best enjoyed as a whole, but the works also tell the story of the region independently.

The Mark

The Mark is an environmental work of art situated on the Lemmenpolku Nature Trail in Leppiniemi.

Forest for the Trees

Forest for the Trees is a four-part environmental art and story piece set in Kirkkosaari, Muhos.

Ravine

Ravine is an environmental work of art situated in the Utajärvi Geological Time Trail.

The Golden Cone

The Golden Cone is an environmental art work situated at Rokua's Ahveroinen pond.

A Cube of Air

A Cube of Air is an environmental work of art situated on the Rokua Stadium hill.

Cycles

Cycles is an environmental work of art situated in an old locomotive shed, Veturitalli, Vaala.

The Seer

The Seer is an environmental work of art situated in Manamansalo's Peuranpyyntikylä.

A Journey of Discovery in Art

Funded by

The artworks have been funded by The Council of Oulu Region (AKKE-funding) and Rokua Geopark founders (the municipalities of Muhos, Utajärvi and Vaala, the Rokuan Terveys- ja Kuntouttamissäätiö foundation ja and Metsähallitus) and commissioned by Humanpolis.