Arctic Circle Research Expedition 66.33'N

2025 - 2030

Over the next 5 years I plan to travel to various destinations in the Arctic circle. The journey, staged over this time, allows for empirical study and some fieldwork to be undertaken. I hope to gain an ethnographic view of the Arctic Border with its similarities and contradictions of boundaries and liminal spaces.

Aim: To circumnavigate the Arctic, following the line of latitude 66.33'N, visiting various locations situated on or above the Arctic Circle border

Objective 1: To travel via local transport and observe life, (contemporary v traditional) from a female perspective within the Arctic Anthropocene.

Objective 2: To evaluate the significance of cultural identity and traditional heritage, the education of local culture and ancestral traditions. Identifying the expectations of local community and visitors to the region, i.e. hosts and guests presumptions of authenticity.

Objective 3: To photo document the journey using digital analogue methods of black and white photography

Final Exhibition September 2031

Phase 1: Lapland (2025-2026)

Part 1: Norway (Oslo - Bodø)

Travelling by public transport to Bodø via Oslo, Trondheim and Ørnes

Site Visits:

Fram Museum, Oslo
Kon Tiki Museum, Oslo
Folk Museum, Oslo
Trondheim Kanale & Nidelva
Ørmse Port
Jektefartsmuseet, Bodø
Kjerringhøy Trading post, Bodø
Nordland Museet, Bodø

Part 2: Sweden (Kiruna - Jokkmokk - Stockholm)

picking up the journey in Narvik, crossing the border and travelling from Kiruna to Stockholm via Jokkmokk to attend the annual Sámi festival and research the celebration of Sámi life.

Part 3: Finland (Helsinki - Roveniemi - Sodankylä)

Travelling to Rovaniemi from Helsinki by public transport to document the preparation of Christmas season and the Sámi cultural authenticity relating to 'Santa' (the commercial productivity of Lapland)

Phase 2: Iceland & Greenland (2027)

Part 1: Iceland (Dalvik - Grimsey - Husavik) by bus and boat

Part 2: Greenland (Kangerlussuaq - Sissimuit) Walking the A.C.T - 10 days through 100 miles of remote wilderness

Phase 3: Canada (TBC - 2028)

Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut

Phase 4: Alaska (TBC - 2029)

Phase 5: Russia (TBC - 2030)

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