Metsän suojassa - Katja Luhtala and Metsä M Collective: Metsäsydän - Ode to Local Forests | Finland's Nature Day

Metsäsydän - Ode to Local Forests is a poetry performance that explores personal and shared memories of nearby forests through verse, organic sounds, and music. The work is collaborative and group-based.

Performers: Anneli Johansson, Eeva Markkanen, Johanna Mikkonen, Katja Luhtala, Minna Inkeli, and Outi Pirinen. Direction and dramaturgy: Katja Luhtala. Texts: working group, Sari Lilja, and Miianinna Auringonsilta. Music, instruments, and forest materials: working group; keyboards: Katja Luhtala; Lullaby: Outi Pirinen and Eeva Markkanen; Hulda: Minna Inkeli and Katja Luhtala.

The performance is part of the Metsän suojassa exhibition and event series, which explores the future of forests through art, science, and participation. The series includes several events at Kanneltalo from August 14-29.