Katri Konttinen
Katri Konttinen (b. 1988 Jyväskylä) is Rovaniemi-based industrial designer (Bachelor of Arts) and Master of Arts. Konttinen has graduated from the University of Lapland from the Master's Degree Program in Applied Visual Arts, and has since continued to doctoral studies. In her research, Konttinen is interested in examining the diverse dialogue born from art and design-based activities. At the heart of the dialogue are people, methods and materials that support the emergence of dialogue. She is also interested in different ways people observe environments. A new dialogue may emerge from the observations that can be supported by art and design activities. Different observations are also strongly part of Konttinen's artistic activity, where photography plays a central role.
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Through an applied visual art lens
Place is an intriguing concept. It is often at the core of applied visual art actions, which can be related, for example, to environmental and community arts and design. Applied visual art can also support sustainable development by increasing the awareness of environments (Huhmarniemi, 2012). At the core of this is collaboration and communication between people and the environments. The Arctic spreads geographically across eight northern countries including Finland. The Arctic is researched and discussed from various perspectives in arts and design in northern Finland. The Lapland University Consortium (LUC) has been profiled as a leader in Arctic research and competence focusing on global Arctic responsibility, sustainable tourism, future services and reachability. Arctic art and design intertwine in studies at the University of Lapland. Rovaniemi is well known for Arctic design and different events such as Arctic Design Week (Rytilahti, 2020). However, there is need for better discussion about the Arctic. This chapter approaches this discussion by observing how art and design-based actions with a place-specific approach could contribute to the discussion of increasing awareness and knowledge on the Arctic. What could be achieved through methods that aim towards deepening our understanding of places and environments? The chapter observes the topic through art and design-based actions, which have taken place between 2012-2020. The examples present actions combined through utilizing a place-specific and multisensory approach to environments with methods rising from community art, environmental art, and design – all these meeting under the label of applied visual arts and aim for creating connections and enabling dialogue towards increasing knowledge and awareness of places.
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Konttinen, K. (2021). Through an applied visual art lens: Mapping the Arctic through art and design-based actions of place mapping and a multisensory approach. In L. H. Heininen, H. Exner-Pirot & J. Barnes (Eds.), Arctic Yearbook 2021: Defining and Mapping Sovereignties, Policies and Perceptions. Arctic Portal.
Dialogues for plurality
This chapter presents an interdisciplinary arts-based research with seven young people from asylum-seeking backgrounds as part of a wider research project: SEEYouth. This research is based on the dialogical process leading to the transformation experienced by the participants and authors. The chapter’s main research question is: How can interdisciplinary arts-based exchange with youth create pluralistic dialogue and strengthen youth’s roles as agents of change in their life contexts? The dialogue for plurality is discussed in the chapter through verbal, visual and embodied languages, which were the main analysis categories from the process. The chapter suggests that creative dialogue for plurality, including multiple forms of languages beyond conventional research knowledge production, can create a space for youth to express their concerns related to the obstacles they face regarding their inclusion and belonging. It also encourages shared reflections, creating new perspectives and strengthening youth’s role as agents of change in society and in their personal lives.
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Konttinen, K., Mikkonen, E. & Ylisuvanto, M. (2022). Dialogues for plurality: Art-based exchange for strengthening the youth’s role as agents of change. In S. Miettinen, M. Mikkonen, M. C. Loschiavo dos Santos, & M. Sarantou (Eds.), Artistic cartography and design explorations to pluriverse. Routledge.
Selected publications
Mikkonen, E. & Konttinen, K. (2022). “We really have quite a lot to say...” – Fostering agency of youth with asylum seeking backgrounds via arts-based methods and dialogue as actions of empathy. In M. Sarantou, M., & S. Miettinen (Eds.), Empathy and Business Transformation. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003227557
Konttinen, K., Mikkonen, E. & Ylisuvanto, M. (2022). Dialogues for plurality: Art-based exchange for strengthening the youth’s role as agents of change. In S. Miettinen, M. Mikkonen, M. C. Loschiavo dos Santos, & M. Sarantou (Eds.), Artistic cartography and design explorations to pluriverse. Routledge.
Konttinen, K. (2021). Through an applied visual art lens: Mapping the Arctic through art and design-based actions of place mapping and a multisensory approach. In L. H. Heininen, H. Exner-Pirot & J. Barnes (Eds.), Arctic Yearbook 2021: Defining and Mapping Sovereignties, Policies and Perceptions. Arctic Portal. https://arcticyearbook.com/arctic-yearbook/2021/2021-scholarly-papers/401-through-an-applied-visual-art-lens-mapping-the-arctic-through-art-and-design-based-actions-of-place-mapping-and-a-multisensory-approach
Konttinen, K., Mikkonen, E. & Ylisuvanto, M. (2022). Dialogues for plurality: Art-based exchange for strengthening the youth’s role as agents of change. In S. Miettinen, M. Mikkonen, M. C. Loschiavo dos Santos, & M. Sarantou (Eds.), Artistic cartography and design explorations to pluriverse. Routledge.
Konttinen, K. (2021). Through an applied visual art lens: Mapping the Arctic through art and design-based actions of place mapping and a multisensory approach. In L. H. Heininen, H. Exner-Pirot & J. Barnes (Eds.), Arctic Yearbook 2021: Defining and Mapping Sovereignties, Policies and Perceptions. Arctic Portal. https://arcticyearbook.com/arctic-yearbook/2021/2021-scholarly-papers/401-through-an-applied-visual-art-lens-mapping-the-arctic-through-art-and-design-based-actions-of-place-mapping-and-a-multisensory-approach