Salome Kappelin

“Seita” is Finnish and means “tell me”. It has shared linguistic history with the words “cut off” and “a sacred place”.

Using an auto-ethnographic approach, I explore my family’s memories shaped by the Finnish wars. Seita includes video performance, drawings, objects, artefacts and textile works, focusing on themes of heritage, memory, ritual and emotion. Drawing on family memories and historical artefacts, I seek to investigate the potential of the installation format in relation to liturgical processes as a means of engaging with heritage and historiography. This exploration aims to challenge the hopeless narrative of repetitive histories.