A full wall of plywood measuring several meters where young people, artists, and any members of the community can use to express themselves, isn't it just a great idea? That's what the Lapinaukea wall, situated in the city center in front of the Rovaniemi art gallery is for. So there's probably a lot of these around the world, maybe even one in Montreal that I am not aware of, but for me it was the first time that I heard about this idea, and I thought: cool! And in addition, the professor who talked to us about it said that since then there are less graffiti in unwanted parts of the city, like shops for example.
Here's a link for a short video which documents the wall over the years:
http://vimeo.com/33788624
I have been busy this week because of mid-terms deadlines, but I hope to write more exciting posts in a month or so about the fire Sculpture Festival and the Lantern Festival, which will take place during the darkest week of winter, which is coming soon. So keep checking!! There is already only 9 hours of light, but it will keep lowering 10 min. per day! And on another note, it snowed today for the first time in Rovaniemi!
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