Art meets Finnish grainfarming or It takes a village to plant a rye field.
The first bread belongs to the corn spirit.

For various reasons, the harvest of our rye field had to take place without us. So we were all the happier when we arrived in Vörå and were handed the first few kilos of flour, ground from the rye grown on our very project field. Philip, who always carries all kinds of ovens with him, set up his mobile baking oven and, together with Peter, our host, they baked traditional rye bread, which will later be hung up to dry. We offered the first loaf to the corn spirit*. For a good harvest in the coming year. It is now hanging on a pole in the field and we are waiting for the spirit to come and take it.

* see also: Sir James George Frazer: The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (1890)

[PRESERVED // Rågens rike / Finland 2024-25 deals with the question of the identity-creating significance of rye for Finland - especially in the region of Vörå, resp. Ostrobothnia - and how this relationship can be reflected artistically ("Rågens rike" means "Kingdom of Rye" and describes this very region - Finlands granary) The project is hosted by Abramsgården in Vörå (Vöyri) in the Swedish speaking part of Finland, a cultural center in the countryside run by Dorothee Schulte-Basta and Peter Lüttge. Scheibe & Güntzel = Jan Philip Scheibe and Swaantje Güntzel].

Fotos: Scheibe & Güntzel

With the support of: Finnland-Institut in Deutschland für Kultur, Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft GmbH, Mikko Fritze, Finnlines
#Vöråsparbankaktiastiftelse #harryschaumanstiftelse #grannaslantbruk
#perjohangrannas #tommyantill #abbeberglund

#art #participartoryart #contemporaryart #performance #cornspirit #abramsgarden #österbotten #ostrobothnia #finnland #finland #rye #grainfarming #granary #harvest #ernte #harvesttradition #korngeist #thegoldenbough #dergoldenezweig #erntetradition #brauchtum #backofen #roggenbrot #backen #roggen #preserved #vöra #vöyri
#finnlines

Of corn spirits and other creatures

In our last performance as part of our project in Vörå (Vöyri), we explored the significance of the so-called corn spirit (or: grain spirit) in harvest traditions. In both Central and Northern Europe, people were afraid of upsetting the corn spirit and thus risking poor harvests. After the harvest, sacrifices were made to appease the spirit.

No one had ever seen it, but people were certain that it roamed the fields in various animal forms. We reinterpreted these images and made the corn spirit friendly.

Also see:
Sir James George Frazer: The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (1890)

Fotos: Kim Blåfield

[PRESERVED // Rågens rike / Finland 2024-25 deals with the question of the identity-creating significance of rye for Finland - especially in the region of Vörå, resp. Ostrobothnia - and how this relationship can be reflected artistically ("Rågens rike" means "Kingdom of Rye" and describes this very region - Finlands granary) The project is hosted by Abramsgården in Vörå (Vöyri) in the Swedish speaking part of Finland, a cultural center in the countryside run by Dorothee Schulte-Basta and Peter Lüttge. Scheibe & Güntzel = Jan Philip Scheibe and Swaantje Güntzel].

With the support of:
Finnland-Institut in Deutschland für Kultur, Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft GmbH, Mikko Fritze, Finnlines
#Vöråsparbankaktiastiftelse #harryschaumanstiftelse #grannaslantbruk
#perjohangrannas #tommyantill #abbeberglund

#art #participartoryart #contemporaryart #grainfarming #rye #roggen #ernte #harvest #harvesttraditions #jamesfrazer #thegoldenbough #cornspirit #dergoldenezweig #brauchtum #traditions #customs #finland #finnland #vörå #vöyri #animals #masks #abramsgarden #kimblafield #preserved #scheibeundgüntzel #österbotten #ostrobothnia #stoppelfeld #korngeist #grainspirit

Nordic heat waves, a rushed harvest and a harvester from Westphalia

We didn´t make it back on time to Finland. Due to the recent heat wave in the north, our rye ripened so fast that it was ready before the originally calculated date and had to be harvested as soon as possible. Fortunately, the village and our hosts were there and the harvest already took place on Wednesday. Our agricultural advisor arrived with his brand new (!) combine harvester, which had just been delivered to him from Westphalia, and our photographer Kim was available to document everything for us which was a great relief.
We were connected live via video. At least that was something.

The rye was so dry that it no longer needed to be taken to the drying facility.
We now have 700 kg of rye.

Next week we will also be back.

[PRESERVED // Rågens rike / Finland 2024-25 deals with the question of the identity-creating significance of rye for Finland - especially in the region of Vörå, resp. Ostrobothnia - and how this relationship can be reflected artistically ("Rågens rike" means "Kingdom of Rye" and describes this very region - Finlands granary) The project is hosted by Abramsgården in Vörå (Vöyri) in the Swedish speaking part of Finland, a cultural center in the countryside run by Dorothee Schulte-Basta and Peter Lüttge. Scheibe & Güntzel = Jan Philip Scheibe and Swaantje Güntzel].

Thank you, Kim Blåfield, for the great images!

With the support of:
Finnland-Institut in Deutschland für Kultur, Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft GmbH Mikko Fritze
Finnlines
#Vöråsparbankaktiastiftelse #harryschaumanstiftelse #grannaslantbruk
#perjohangrannas #tommyantill #abbeberglund

#art #conceptualart #participartoryart #preserved #scheibeundgüntzel #vörå #vöyri #rye #grainfarming #claas #harvester #grainfarming #finnlines #finnlandinstitut #mikkofritze #kimblåfield #finland #finnland #heatwave #westfalen #westphalia #abramsgården #ostrobothnia #österbotten #roggen #roggenfeld #ernte #erntezeit #climatecrisis

A few images of our rye field from above.

Before we left Vörå (Vöyri) the last time we used the drone to document the field. Our agricultural consultant is not worried about the rye falling over, apparently it will not cause problems for the harvest process.

We are now preparing our upcoming performance for our next stay in Vörå. In the performance we will deal with traditions related to the harvest that were practised in the North.

PRESERVED // Rågens rike / Finland 2024-25 deals with the question of the identity-creating significance of rye for Finland - especially in the region of Vörå, resp. Ostrobothnia - and how this relationship can be reflected artistically ("Rågens rike" means "Kingdom of Rye" and describes this very region - Finlands granary) The project is hosted by Abramsgården in Vörå (Vöyri) in the Swedish speaking part of Finland, a cultural center in the countryside run by Dorothee Schulte-Basta and Peter Lüttge. Scheibe & Güntzel = Jan Philip Scheibe and Swaantje Güntzel].

With the support of: Finnland-Institut in Deutschland für Kultur, Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft, Mikko Fritze, Finnlines

#Vöråsparbankaktiastiftelse #harryschaumanstiftelse #grannaslantbruk #perjohangrannas #tommyantill #abbeberglund


#art #partcipartoryart #conceptualart #rye #granary #grainfarming #finland #vörå #vöyri #österbotten #ostrobothnia #abramsgarden #preserved #scheibeundgüntzel #scheibeundguentzel #performance #ryefield #harvest #farming #harvesttraditions #kunst #zeitgenössischekunst #konzeptkunst #partizipativekunst

Sauna in the storm, lovers in the rye, rye porridge and a famous sauna to rent.
And we will be back soon!

Our time in Vörå is up for now. The lovers sat in front of the heart, our hosts invited us to their summer house near Vörå where we spent a day in the sauna while outside a storm was passing by, our agricultural advisor (Grannas Lantbruk) served us a most delicious ry porridge and the famous sauna that was brought from Vörå to Basel to support the band KAJ which represented Sweden in the ESC and comes from Vörå is now back in town and can be rented.

We will be back soon for the harvest. Stay tuned.

[PRESERVED // Rågens rike / Finland 2024-25 deals with the question of the identity-creating significance of rye for Finland - especially in the region of Vörå, resp. Ostrobothnia - and how this relationship can be reflected artistically ("Rågens rike" means "Kingdom of Rye" and describes this very region - Finlands granary) The project is hosted by Abramsgården in Vörå (Vöyri) in the Swedish speaking part of Finland, a cultural center in the countryside run by Dorothee Schulte-Basta and Peter Lüttge. Scheibe & Güntzel = Jan Philip Scheibe and Swaantje Güntzel].

With the support of: Finnland-Institut in Deutschland für Kultur, Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft Mikko Fritze Finnlines
#Vöråsparbankaktiastiftelse #harryschaumanstiftelse #grannaslantbruk
#perjohangrannas #tommyantill #abbeberglund

Fotos: Scheibe & Güntzel

#art #participartoryart #conceptualart #rye #grainfarming #finland #ragensrike #österbotten #ostrobothnia #vöradagarna #vörå #vöyri #grainfield #preserved #scheibeundgüntzel #heart #liebesnest #finnlines #finlandinstitut #mikkofritze #granary #finland #finnland #esc #kaj #sauna #ryeporridge #storm #heart #scheibeundgüntzel #scheibeundguentzel #rye #summerhouse #vöråkommun

About yesterday.
Thank you all for coming. We all (including the cat) had a blast. Lovers, parents with their kids, a couple on their wedding anniversary and the cat, they all came to sit under the heart in front of the rye field.

Today and tomorrow you can find us at Abramsgården from 3.30 - 5 p.m..
Only that today due to the rain we will be in the barn next to the rye field where you can see the rye through the window.

Abramsgården in Vörå, Alunvägen 3, Vörå, Finland

[PRESERVED // Rågens rike / Finland 2024-25 deals with the question of the identity-creating significance of rye for Finland - especially in the region of Vörå, resp. Ostrobothnia - and how this relationship can be reflected artistically ("Rågens rike" means "Kingdom of Rye" and describes this very region - Finlands granary) The project is hosted by Abramsgården in Vörå (Vöyri) in Finland-Sweden, a cultural center in the countryside run by Dorothee Schulte-Basta and Peter Lüttge. Scheibe & Güntzel = Jan Philip Scheibe and Swaantje Güntzel].

With the support of: Finnland-Institut in Deutschland für Kultur, Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft Mikko Fritze Finnlines
#Vöråsparbankaktiastiftelse #harryschaumanstiftelse #grannaslantbruk
#perjohangrannas #tommyantill #abbeberglund

Fotos: Scheibe & Güntzel

#art #participartoryart #conceptualart #rye #grainfarming #finland #ragensrike #österbotten #ostrobothnia #vöradagarna #vörå #vöyri #grainfield #preserved #scheibeundgüntzel #heart #liebesnest #finnlines #finlandinstitut #mikkofritze

Art meets Finnish grainfarming or It takes a village to plant a rye field
MEET US TODAY IN FRONT OF THE HEART:

Scheibe & Güntzel
PRESERVED // Rågens rike / Finnland 24-25 / kärlekens rågfalt
as part of Vörådagarna 2025

In the heart of the historic “Rågens rike”, on a 2000 m² rye field at #Abramsgården in #Andkil, artist duo Scheibe & Güntzel invite you to a unique art experience. Through a site-specific installation and a participatory photo event, they highlight the disappearance of traditional rye fields – and their role as hideaways and meeting spots for loved ones. Hovering above the field is a slowly rotating, glowing red heart. For three days, a bench will be placed beneath the heart, where visitors can sit – alone or together. The artists will photograph these encounters, print the images on-site, and give them to participants as a memory of the #summer, the field, and the moment.

3.30 - 5 p.m at Abramsgården in Vörå, Alunvägen 3, Vörå, Finland

https://lnkd.in/eBwWZZAJ

[PRESERVED // Rågens rike / Finland 2024-25 deals with the question of the identity-creating significance of rye for Finland - especially in the region of Vörå, resp. Ostrobothnia - and how this relationship can be reflected artistically ("Rågens rike" means "Kingdom of Rye" and describes this very region - Finlands granary) The project is hosted by Abramsgården in Vörå (Vöyri) in Finland-Sweden, a cultural center in the countryside run by Dorothee Schulte-Basta and Peter Lüttge. Scheibe & Güntzel = Jan Philip Scheibe and Swaantje Güntzel].

With the support of: Finnland-Institut in Deutschland für Kultur, Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft Mikko Fritze Finnlines
#Vöråsparbankaktiastiftelse #harryschaumanstiftelse #grannaslantbruk
#perjohangrannas #tommyantill #abbeberglund

Foto: Dorothee Schulte-Basta

#art #participartoryart #conceptualart #rye #grainfarming #finland #ragensrike #österbotten #ostrobothnia #vöradagarna #vörå #vöyri #grainfield #preserved #scheibeundgüntzel #heart #liebesnest

Art meets Finnish #grainfarming or It takes a village to plant a rye field
Project update: We are back, the rye grew up to 2 meters and the Plaza has officially become a meeting point!

We are back and the rye looks great. It has been a real rollercoaster the last weeks since the rye has fallen over several times after heavy rains but as it looks like most of it has recovered and is standing again. And now the summer wind gently blows the rye which has actually grown almost up to 2 meters.

We had always wanted the main space in the middle of the field (Plaza del Råg) to become a space for the community. A space to meet, to hang out and to just enjoy the rye field. Yesterday was perfect, two neighbours celebrated their birthday on the Plaza and we all dived into the summer. It was marvellous.

We are now preparing for #Vörådagarna 2025 a week of events where the whole community presents itself. Stay tuned, more to come soon.

[PRESERVED // Rågens rike / Finland 2024-25 deals with the question of the identity-creating significance of rye for Finland - especially in the region of Vörå, resp. #Ostrobothnia - and how this relationship can be reflected artistically ("Rågens rike" means "Kingdom of Rye" and describes this very region - Finlands granary) The project is hosted by #Abramsgården in #Vörå (Vöyri) in Finland-Sweden, a cultural center in the countryside run by Dorothee Schulte-Basta and Peter Lüttge].


With the support of: #Finnlandinstitut #MikkoFritze #Finnlines

#Vöråsparbankaktiastiftelse #harryschaumanstiftelse #grannaslantbruk
#perjohangrannas #tommyantill #abbeberglund

Fotos: Dorothee Schulte-Basta, Scheibe & Güntzel

#art #conceptualart #participartoryart #contemporaryart #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #partizipartorischekunst #finland #finnland #finnlandschweden #österbotten #ragensrike #rye #scheibeundgüntzel #scheibeundguentzel #ryefield #preserved #vöyri #granary #summer

Art meets Finnish #grainfarming or It takes a village to plant a rye field
Part 4 / MÄMMI/MEMMA
A participartory #soundperformance

In the spring chapter of our project series #PRESERVED we designed a sound performance celebrating the traditional dessert "#mämmi" served at #Easter. For those who are not Finnish - mämmi is dark-brown pudding made of rye flour and rye malt, served with cream and sugar. The performance was planned as a participartory project where the people of #Andkil (#Vörå) were invited to join and contribute.

The central meeting point of the project - the Plaza del Råg, located in the middle of the #rye field which was planted in August 2024 served as a stage. An active/powered speaker system was used to present an experimental (sound) interpretation of the terms „mämmi“ (fin.) and "#memma" (swed.), inspired by #Dadaism or artists and writers like Ernst Jandl and Josef Beuys. The active speaker enabled us to put different layers of sound on top of each other and repeat them in loops to eventually creating a space of sound based on the constant repetition of the declination of the terms „mämmi“ and "memma". Philip (@(@arteluce23) started the performance by repeating the declinations and then we handed the microphone to the people from the village. We had a blast. After the performance mämmi was served in the newly restored barn of #Abramsgården.

[Our project deals with the question of the identity-creating significance of rye for Finland - especially in the region of Vörå, resp. #Ostrobothnia - and how this relationship can be reflected artistically ("Rågens rike" means "Kingdom of Rye" and describes this very region - Finlands #granary) The project is hosted by Abramsgården in Vörå (Vöyri) in Finland-Sweden.

Fotos: Kim Blåfield

With the support of: #finnlandinstitut #mikkofritze #finnlines
#Vöråsparbankaktiastiftelse #harryschaumanstiftelse
#grannaslantbruk #perjohangrannas #tommyantill #abbeberglund

#art #conceptualart #finland #performance

Mämmi Mämmi Mämmi
About yesterday

We were lucky and the rain didn´t fall while we were performing. And we were lucky to have a photographer because the one that we usually work with (Erik Åhman) turns out to be the brother of one of the singers of the band KAJ who will represent Sweden at the ESC. And understandably he is very busy at the moment travelling with them. Funny enough the whole band is from the area and the whole area is going nuts about it. We found replacement in Kim Blåfield who will send us the official performance documentation next week, so for now its just the afterwards mämmi feast. It was great that so many people came. Stay tuned for more.

And thank you @Pejuksu@mastodon.social for the lemon and orange slices. That was a great addition to the mämmi/memma.

Fotos: Scheibe & Güntzel and Dorothee Schulte-Basta

The project is hosted by #Abramsgården in Vörå, supported by #Vöråsparbankaktiastiftelse #harryschaumanstiftelse #Finnlines #finnlandinstitut #grannaslantbruk #perjohangrannas #tommyantill #abbeberglund

#art #contemporaryart #conceptualart #participartoryart #finland #finnland #zeitgenössischekunst #konzeptkunst #partizipativekunst #ostrobothnia #österbotten #Vörå #Abramsgården #rågensrike #rye #performanceart #preserved #scheibeundgüntzel #farming #grainfarming #finlandsweden #participartoryart #sowing #sowingseeds #spring #easter #mämmi #memma #malt #ostern #erikåhman #esc #kimblåfield #soundperformance #performance #kaj