The second time I was invited to teach in Finland, the environmental art class was part of a seminar in Koli National Park. The theme for the Sixth International Conference on Environmental Aesthetics was “Stone.” Presentations were made by a Swiss geologist, a Japanese dry-garden builder and a modern dance troupe that performed at a soapstone quarry. Besides presenting a slide talk at the conference I had a group of university students for the week to make environmental art in the Finnish countryside. My description (below) of one of their projects will be included in Site or Place.

Art, Sculpture, StoneDan SnowDecember 7, 2013aalto university, art, birch fortress, environmental art, featured, finland, international conference on stone, koli, markku hakuri, sculpture, site or place, university of art and design helsinki