Lintukoto: Mythical places at the edge

Sat May 30 2026 at 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm UTC+01:00

Room K/122, the Huntingdon Room | York

York Festival of Ideas
Publisher/HostYork Festival of Ideas
Lintukoto: Mythical places at the edge
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Henna Asikainen reinterprets the Finnish paradise myth lintukoto as an installation exploring ecological collapse and human displacement.
About this Event

Speaker: Henna Asikainen

In Finnish mythology, lintukoto describes a paradise-like place at the far edge of the world where the sky and earth meet - a mythical refuge where birds were once believed to migrate for the winter.

Through an immersive installation, artist Henna Asikainen reinterprets this myth for the Anthropocene - an era of ecological collapse, displacement and political instability.

Join Henna for the exhibition launch and hear how she draws inspiration for her art from the experiences of those who have been forced to leave their homes.

Afternoon tea will be available at this event.

is available to view from 9am to 5pm from Saturday 30 May until Friday 5 June. Please note that King’s Manor is closed on Sundays.

The event is presented by the which is funded by a Leverhulme International Professorship and located in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York.

Image credit: Henna Asikainen

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Room K/122, the Huntingdon Room, King's Manor, York, United Kingdom

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