Fanny Carinasdotter, Anja Örn, Tomas Örn A place disappearance, 2020.jpg

Fanny Carinasdotter, Anja Örn, Tomas Örn A place disappearance, 2020 Film, copper plates and photography Commissioned by ArkDes and Konstmuseet i Norr with support by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee Sound: Robert Pörschke While the focus is often put in buildings in the relocation of Kiruna, A place disappearance describes the movement of nature that also takes place around the extractive efforts in the north of Sweden. Focusing on 22 of the trees relocated from an ancient forest surrounding the copper mine in Aitik, the installation puts in dialogue different forms of movement: The scientific community collecting data from the dead wood, the emptied natural spaces left behind that become places of worship, and the transformation of the villages of Sakajärvi and Liikavaara where people need to leave their homes behind due to the mining expansion.