Browsing by Subject "keräily"
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(2022)The subject of this master’s thesis is private collectors, their collections and the life of those collections, i.e. things. The main research question is why do we collect things? Through this question this study hopes to gain insight into our general relationship to things and the life of things, i.e., what is it to be human among things. The collectors in this study are ones who have established a private museum around their collections. Anthropological studies about collectors and private museums are relatively scarce, although the image of the collector and the question of the accumulation of possessions are both of great contemporary relevance. The museum as an institution fuses these two aspects into a formalized endeavor to collect, to save, to keep and accrue objects indefinitely and seemingly without limits. Museums are institutional collectors bound for limitless accumulation with taxonomy. All of this merits further anthropological scrutiny. The object of this study is to think with the collections, to learn from them, and attempt to discern from collectors and museum proprietors what purposes and needs things fulfill beyond their strictly utilitarian roles and the obvious meanings we give to them, and what sort of transformational potential is immanent in the museum, the collector and the collection, if any. The material for this study was collected in the form of semi-structured interviews and participant observation, where the “observing” and “participating” happened within and with the collections and museumscapes, often a very tactile dialectic through which the object and the subject are revealed as processes rather than strictly separate aspects, the lived world of things revealed as a state of becoming rather than being. These perspectives were opened up through a phenomenological approach to the study. The fieldwork was conducted during three months in the summer of 2019, as part of a larger project focused on so-called “micromuseums”. Sixty museums were visited around Finland from Lapland to the southern archipelago. Interviews were conducted with the proprietors of 37 museums. The locations and collections were also photographed extensively. The results of this study were that the reasons for collecting are an endeavor to grasp the past, to preserve things for others, to create a collection, an assemblage or coming-together of things that would outlast the collector. Collecting and the museum show themselves to be profoundly relational and collective. Being human among things is revealed as an ambivalent existence and our relationship to things challenging and contradictory.
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(2022)The subject of this master’s thesis is private collectors, their collections and the life of those collections, i.e. things. The main research question is why do we collect things? Through this question this study hopes to gain insight into our general relationship to things and the life of things, i.e., what is it to be human among things. The collectors in this study are ones who have established a private museum around their collections. Anthropological studies about collectors and private museums are relatively scarce, although the image of the collector and the question of the accumulation of possessions are both of great contemporary relevance. The museum as an institution fuses these two aspects into a formalized endeavor to collect, to save, to keep and accrue objects indefinitely and seemingly without limits. Museums are institutional collectors bound for limitless accumulation with taxonomy. All of this merits further anthropological scrutiny. The object of this study is to think with the collections, to learn from them, and attempt to discern from collectors and museum proprietors what purposes and needs things fulfill beyond their strictly utilitarian roles and the obvious meanings we give to them, and what sort of transformational potential is immanent in the museum, the collector and the collection, if any. The material for this study was collected in the form of semi-structured interviews and participant observation, where the “observing” and “participating” happened within and with the collections and museumscapes, often a very tactile dialectic through which the object and the subject are revealed as processes rather than strictly separate aspects, the lived world of things revealed as a state of becoming rather than being. These perspectives were opened up through a phenomenological approach to the study. The fieldwork was conducted during three months in the summer of 2019, as part of a larger project focused on so-called “micromuseums”. Sixty museums were visited around Finland from Lapland to the southern archipelago. Interviews were conducted with the proprietors of 37 museums. The locations and collections were also photographed extensively. The results of this study were that the reasons for collecting are an endeavor to grasp the past, to preserve things for others, to create a collection, an assemblage or coming-together of things that would outlast the collector. Collecting and the museum show themselves to be profoundly relational and collective. Being human among things is revealed as an ambivalent existence and our relationship to things challenging and contradictory.
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(2020)It is clear for a geographer that a map is a basic tool for presenting the world or parts of it. A map promotes national identity as it creates a meaning and boundaries for a society. It is concrete and provides means to belong to a society. Maps provide material for studying and understanding the history of mankind. They are artifacts worth collecting. This is what makes maps and studying of maps interesting. This field has not been widely researched in Finland despite the awesome collections. These are the reasons behind in the selecting the topic of my master thesis. The history of cartography is a material part of cultural and human geography. Research on map collecting especially, albeit more common abroad, is decades old or scattered in various publications. The challenge of my master thesis is the management of scarcity and partially outdated as well as scattered materials. The development of the research hypothesis has emerged from my strong interest to the subject. One should focus on a specific theme when it comes to collecting old maps. This allows the historic or economic value of the collection to be significant. Collecting of antique maps can be focused on a specific region, cartographer, era or geographic specialty. The characteristics of map collectors can be divided into researchers, selective collectors or investors. The most material aspects of map markets are the places to obtain maps, pricing and investment potential. The downside of map collecting relate to their low survival rate, theft, forgery and ageing of collectors. Maps have been both luxury and commodity items. They have been collected already for centuries for their political, religious, geographical, or esthetical values. During the Renaissance, maps started to spread to a wider group of collectors, driven by innovations and expeditions. They became collection objects of the intelligentsia in the 18th century and incitement for many expeditions and national collections in the next century. The 1920s started the heydays of map collecting both in Finland and Europe. At the same time publications and research related to the history of cartography increased and the field started to gain in valuation. The economic and cultural changes in Finland in the 19th and 20th centuries enabled a wider collecting of maps. There was a need in Finland to know about the history of the nation, society and region and collect related maps. Among the Finland-born scientists and map collectors, Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld became the founding father of the history of cartography and his collection is among the most valued globally. Obtaining Nordenskiöld’s collection to Finland in 1906 gave a strong signal of the importance of the history of cartography and map collecting. Many Finnish businessmen, politicians and cultural influencers became interested in old maps. Meanwhile, the antiquarian business, which acted as a marketplace for maps, was established. The heydays of map collecting in Finland was between 1960-90s. However, the migration of the map markets to the internet meant that the era of big collectors in Finland is over. Finnish map collector Juha Nurminen (b. 1946) was chosen as the subject of this thesis as he is one of the most significant map collectors in Finland. He has reaped a meaningful collection of world maps and other maps of the Nordic and the Arctic over five decades. His collections have been relocated and new uses at their new locations through sales and donations. The research angle of my master thesis is cross scientific, and it mainly represents the history of cartography and the cultural history of collecting both in a European and Finnish context. Qualitative methods are used in the research and written sources, interviews, and pictures as material.
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”Päivä pääsköhön talohon” : tapaustutkimus Helsingin Sanomain Säätiön taide- ja arvoesinekokoelmasta (2020)Tässä tutkielmassa tarkastellaan Helsingin Sanomain Säätiön taide- ja arvoesinekokoelmaa ja sen merkitystä. Tarkasteltava ajanjakso on Päivälehden perustamisen vuodesta 1889 nykyhetkeen asti. Noin 270 teoksen laajuisen kokoelman alkuperäinen omistaja on mediakonserni Sanoma Oyj, mutta kokoelma on sittemmin siirretty yritykseen sidoksissa oleville säätiöille. Tutkielman tavoitteena on kuvailla, miten kyseinen kokoelma on muodostunut ja mitä se pitää sisällään sekä selvittää, mikä on motivoinut Sanoman taiteenkeräilyä ja mitä tehtäviä kokoelmalla on ollut yrityksessä. Tutkielma pyrkii myös tarkastelemaan kyseistä kokoelmaa osana suomalaisten yritysten taiteen keräilyn traditiota. Tutkimus sijoittuu yritysten taidekokoelmien eli yritystaiteen tutkimuksen kentälle. Moniaineistoinen tutkielma hyödyntää lehdistöhistorian tutkimuksen sekä kokoelma- ja yritystutkimuksen ohella rinnakkain Päivälehden arkiston aineistoja, Helsingin Sanomien lehtikirjoittelua sekä Sanoman ja Helsingin Sanomain Säätiön työntekijöiden tiedonantoja. Deskriptiivinen tapaustutkimus tuo kuvailun kautta näkyväksi tutkimuskohdetta, kokoelmaa, jota ei ole tutkittu aiemmin ja joka ei suurimmaksi osaksi ole julkisesti esillä. Kokoelman teoksia tarkastellaan niiden sisällöllisten ulottuvuuksien kautta sekä nostamalla yksittäisiä, kokonaisuutta havainnollistavia teoksia lähemmin analysoitavaksi. Helsingin Sanomain Säätiön taide- ja arvoesinekokoelman teokset kuvaavat yritystaiteelle tyypillisesti etenkin yrityksen johtajia, henkilökuntaa ja toimitiloja. Kokoelmaa ei pääsääntöisesti kartutettu suunnitelmallisesti eikä sitä yritysomistuksen aikana hallinnoitu kokoelmana: teokset tulivat yritykselle tilaustöinä, huutokauppahankintoina, liikelahjoina ja journalistiseen käyttöön tai markkinointiviestintään toteutettuina teoksina. Monia kokoelman teoksia yhdistää Sanomaan ja sen julkaisuihin myös aatteellinen, sittemmin yrityshistoriallinen motiivi, nuorsuomalaisuus. Sen ohella yrityksen taidehankintoja ohjasi käytännön tarve eli toimitilojen sisustaminen. Tutkielma tarjoaa uutta tietoa journalismin, yritystoiminnan ja kuvataiteen kohtaamisesta ja myös niiden yhteisistä pyrkimyksistä Sanoman ja sen keskeisten julkaisujen piirissä.
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”Päivä pääsköhön talohon”. Tapaustutkimus Helsingin Sanomain Säätiön taide- ja arvoesinekokoelmasta (2020)Tässä tutkielmassa tarkastellaan Helsingin Sanomain Säätiön taide- ja arvoesinekokoelmaa ja sen merkitystä. Tarkasteltava ajanjakso on Päivälehden perustamisen vuodesta 1889 nykyhetkeen asti. Noin 270 teoksen laajuisen kokoelman alkuperäinen omistaja on mediakonserni Sanoma Oyj, mutta kokoelma on sittemmin siirretty yritykseen sidoksissa oleville säätiöille. Tutkielman tavoitteena on kuvailla, miten kyseinen kokoelma on muodostunut ja mitä se pitää sisällään sekä selvittää, mikä on motivoinut Sanoman taiteenkeräilyä ja mitä tehtäviä kokoelmalla on ollut yrityksessä. Tutkielma pyrkii myös tarkastelemaan kyseistä kokoelmaa osana suomalaisten yritysten taiteen keräilyn traditiota. Tutkimus sijoittuu yritysten taidekokoelmien eli yritystaiteen tutkimuksen kentälle. Moniaineistoinen tutkielma hyödyntää lehdistöhistorian tutkimuksen sekä kokoelma- ja yritystutkimuksen ohella rinnakkain Päivälehden arkiston aineistoja, Helsingin Sanomien lehtikirjoittelua sekä Sanoman ja Helsingin Sanomain Säätiön työntekijöiden tiedonantoja. Deskriptiivinen tapaustutkimus tuo kuvailun kautta näkyväksi tutkimuskohdetta, kokoelmaa, jota ei ole tutkittu aiemmin ja joka ei suurimmaksi osaksi ole julkisesti esillä. Kokoelman teoksia tarkastellaan niiden sisällöllisten ulottuvuuksien kautta sekä nostamalla yksittäisiä, kokonaisuutta havainnollistavia teoksia lähemmin analysoitavaksi. Helsingin Sanomain Säätiön taide- ja arvoesinekokoelman teokset kuvaavat yritystaiteelle tyypillisesti etenkin yrityksen johtajia, henkilökuntaa ja toimitiloja. Kokoelmaa ei pääsääntöisesti kartutettu suunnitelmallisesti eikä sitä yritysomistuksen aikana hallinnoitu kokoelmana: teokset tulivat yritykselle tilaustöinä, huutokauppahankintoina, liikelahjoina ja journalistiseen käyttöön tai markkinointiviestintään toteutettuina teoksina. Monia kokoelman teoksia yhdistää Sanomaan ja sen julkaisuihin myös aatteellinen, sittemmin yrityshistoriallinen motiivi, nuorsuomalaisuus. Sen ohella yrityksen taidehankintoja ohjasi käytännön tarve eli toimitilojen sisustaminen. Tutkielma tarjoaa uutta tietoa journalismin, yritystoiminnan ja kuvataiteen kohtaamisesta ja myös niiden yhteisistä pyrkimyksistä Sanoman ja sen keskeisten julkaisujen piirissä.
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(2018)In this thesis, I describe the foraging of wild foods in the Helsinki capital region. Foraging wild foods is seen as an activity done by a household that can be described as a conjunction of humane and material interaction. The household and urban nature interact in a way in which the household obtains natural goods from the cultural ecological resources, from which it prepares food. The research questions were: 1. How are the resources in cultural ecological theory seen in urban forging of wild foods? 2. Which meanings does the urban forager of wild foods give to his or her hobby? The research questions were answered based on the methods of qualitative research. A total of ten wild food foragers participated in group interviews during four different sessions that were organized in January and February 2018. The participants were found from the author’s close acquaintances and from Facebook groups specialized on the topic. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. The analysis was done by using theory- and material-based content analysis. As according to the cultural ecological theory, the urban foragers utilized the nature of Helsinki capital region with the help of traditions, economic considerations, technical aspects and social characteristics. In the Helsinki capital region, the use of this resources was limited by available knowledge, space and time. As a household activity, foraging wild foods and using them appeared as a conjunction of humane and material interaction, in which the humane aspect played a larger role. The participants were seeking recreation from foraging, in which most central were senses, aesthetics and memorability. The catch was seen as a bonus that complemented the diets of urban inhabitants according to the season. During the summer season it was possible to decrease household food expenditures by utilizing nature’s products in different ways. Wild food was seen as healthy, valuable and sustainable food. Communality and participating in public discussion on social topics were also connected to foraging. As a whole, foraging was seen as a way to deepen the relationship between the household and urban nature. While foraging, the participants also took notice of abnormalities in circulation of nature, which to some extent raised participants’ worries regarding the effects of human activity on nature.
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(2018)In this thesis, I describe the foraging of wild foods in the Helsinki capital region. Foraging wild foods is seen as an activity done by a household that can be described as a conjunction of humane and material interaction. The household and urban nature interact in a way in which the household obtains natural goods from the cultural ecological resources, from which it prepares food. The research questions were: 1. How are the resources in cultural ecological theory seen in urban forging of wild foods? 2. Which meanings does the urban forager of wild foods give to his or her hobby? The research questions were answered based on the methods of qualitative research. A total of ten wild food foragers participated in group interviews during four different sessions that were organized in January and February 2018. The participants were found from the author’s close acquaintances and from Facebook groups specialized on the topic. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. The analysis was done by using theory- and material-based content analysis. As according to the cultural ecological theory, the urban foragers utilized the nature of Helsinki capital region with the help of traditions, economic considerations, technical aspects and social characteristics. In the Helsinki capital region, the use of this resources was limited by available knowledge, space and time. As a household activity, foraging wild foods and using them appeared as a conjunction of humane and material interaction, in which the humane aspect played a larger role. The participants were seeking recreation from foraging, in which most central were senses, aesthetics and memorability. The catch was seen as a bonus that complemented the diets of urban inhabitants according to the season. During the summer season it was possible to decrease household food expenditures by utilizing nature’s products in different ways. Wild food was seen as healthy, valuable and sustainable food. Communality and participating in public discussion on social topics were also connected to foraging. As a whole, foraging was seen as a way to deepen the relationship between the household and urban nature. While foraging, the participants also took notice of abnormalities in circulation of nature, which to some extent raised participants’ worries regarding the effects of human activity on nature.
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