{"id":509,"date":"2020-08-31T11:19:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T09:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soil-laboratory.aalto.fi\/?page_id=509"},"modified":"2021-01-24T23:40:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T21:40:36","slug":"3-soil-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soil-laboratory.aalto.fi\/3-soil-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Soil Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The materiality of soil is a profound and valuable source of inspiration for the artists and designers working in the Soil Laboratory. Examining soil through scientific methods is used to extend the understanding of different soils and environments, including the traces that humans leave in soil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Soil Stories<\/em><\/strong> project comprises a collection of soil samples sent by the public from around Finland. Accompanied with notes, maps, photographs or stories of the place, different soil samples have been sent to the Soil Laboratory. The soil samples have been analysed and displayed in the exhibition space by a map which shows their origin in Finland. Some of the soil samples have been processed into ceramic samples thus imprinting the Finnish soils, their localities and properties. Various earth tones can be seen from the results of firing. These soil colours are used as paint materials in the Critically Endangered Species <\/em><\/a>project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This collective contribution involves the participation of the public, a geologist, artists and designers, the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), and the Finnish Association for Rural Culture and Education (MSL). <\/p>\n\n\n\n