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Tiia Hurme

🌕 Us Between Two Realms 🌑

Like in all #Nordic cultures, swamps used to be sacred places - places where underworld connected to the land of living. They where places where you would show respect, bring offerings and maybe even mourn the loss of loved ones.

While I was working on this, I kept thinking how fragile the line is that separates these two worlds - and us. One day we are here, standing on a piece of land, never knowing when we cross to the other side.

Us Between Two Realms
#nature#myths#photography
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▴ Húsavíkurkirkja

Húsavík, known as the whale capital of Iceland, is a popular departure point for whale-watching tours. While the weather didn’t allow us to head out to sea that day, the snowfall added a quiet charm to the town’s iconic wooden church, which was built in 1907.

#snow #winter #architecture #nordicarchitecture #nordic #travel #church #photography #travelphotography #urbanexploration #urban #ringroad #husavik #iceland
Húsavík’s red-and-white wooden church framed by falling snow during a winter storm in northern Iceland.
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Kolme Valtakunnan Rajapykki/Treriksröset/Treriksrøsa/Golme Riikka Urna
or just The Three Country Cairn, the spot where Finland, Sweden and Norway shake hands.

Well, the first picture is 'a' country cairn, the second picture is THE three country cairn. But I liked the sky in the first picture better, so... :)

These cairns are located in Malla Strict Nature Reserve, most easily accessible from Kilpisjärvi in Finland. As the title of the park suggest, it's a very special area with rare species of plants and therefore protected. Every Mans Right, the right to roam is not applicable here. However, according to regulations on the basis of cultural protection, the indigenous Sami people should have access to the land for the practice of reindeerhusbandry. Two worlds collide.

My Malla-story: I don't want to brag (I do, actually :P) but I think I saw a wolf here once. On my way back down, where the treeline starts, I sat down on the path, to drink my last bit of water. I heard some footsteps down below off the trail, which was weird, because you are not supposed to stray from the path. And the steps sounded too coordinated for reindeer. I waited it out quietly and then a big dog appeared. My heart jumped, but luckily the dog didnt hear that. To this day, I don't know if it really was a wolf, but if it looks like one, walks like one and quacks like a one.. maybe?..

#lapland #lappi #finland #suomi #norway #norge #sweden #sverige #Treriksröset #treriksrøysa #kolmekunnanrajapyykki #kilpisjärvi #malla #käsivarsi #käsivarrenerämaa #saami #sápmi #nature #landscapephotography
#nordic #luonto #clouds
#clouds
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Mads Holgersen
Hexagonal jewelry box. 2.4 mm leather Hand-carved relief motif of 3 different panels with Nordic motifs and 3 identical middle panels. Each panel 10x10 cm. Inside and bottom in 1.2 mm leather.
Round lid in leather with hand-carved relief motif and knob with rhinestone.
21 cm diameter, lid 25 cm diameter. Height 14
Leatherwork at : www.nordicart.one
#handmade #art #leather #nordic #design #fashion #artwork #jewelry #mastodonart
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