Research interest:
The project explores post-mining landscapes and their relationship to migration and work. I'm interested in how these landscapes can be read and perceived, seen, heard, smelled, whether traces of former industrial use and occupation can be found, and how they are remembered, both officially and informally. I plan to focus on the stories of (former) female workers of the mining industry as well as descriptions of the migration of people, vegetation and natural elements.
Technical description:
I would like to make field trips to the Aidu quarry and Kiviõli Adventure Centre. Documentation by walking, video, photos, drawings, writing. However, the Adventure Centre seems to be closed in May. It would still be interesting to visit the surrounding area. I would also like to interview (former) female workers of the mining industry and their children. The interview would have to be conducted in English, as I don't speak Estonian or Russian, or with the help of translators. I plan to visit the Narva Museum and others to explore how mining and the people involved are integrated into the collective national memory. Possible outcome is a collage or video work.
References:
Eeva Kesküla, Waste People/Value Producers. Ambiguity, Indeterminacy, and Postsocialist Russian-Speaking Miners