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  1. Big heart, strong hands
    a meeting with older women and culture on Kihnu & Manija Islands, Estonia
    Published: 2020
    Publisher:  Dewi Lewis Publishing, Stockport

    'Big heart, strong hands' is the story of the women on the Estonian islands Kihnu and Manija in the Baltic Sea. Geographically isolated, over centuries a strong sense of community spirit and a steadfast attachment to their ancestor's customs has... more

    Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Bibliothek
    No loan of volumes, only paper copies will be sent

     

    'Big heart, strong hands' is the story of the women on the Estonian islands Kihnu and Manija in the Baltic Sea. Geographically isolated, over centuries a strong sense of community spirit and a steadfast attachment to their ancestor's customs has developed. Often viewed as the last matriarchal society in Europe, the older women here take care of almost everything on land as their husbands travel the seas. Gjelstad has photographed the daily lives and activities of the women, their clothing, bedrooms, kitchens and farmhouses as well as the surrounding landscape - even a ceremony in a deceased person's kitchen only three hours after she had passed away. She has also interviewed the women about their lives, struggles and losses and their thoughts on the future. We learn of the development of this unique society, the harsh conditions it endured over many decades as part of the Soviet Union, as well as its culture and folk dressing customs. These are the hushed voices of culture bearers who need to be heard, for this is a small society rapidly moving towards western standards, and where traditional culture and identity is inevitably slipping away. Anne Helene Gjelstad is a Norwegian award-winning photographer and educator whose work has been exhibited worldwide. Her passion is photographing people and for the last eleven years she has portrayed the lives of the older women on the Estonian islands of Kihnu and Manija in the Baltic Sea. For her, 'Big heart, strong hands', is her contribution to record and help preserve the future of this unique culture

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Contributor: Gjelstad, Anne Helene
    Language: English; Norwegian
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9781911306566; 1911306561
    RVK Categories: AP 94100
    Subjects: Alter <Motiv>; Estland <Motiv>; Fotografie; Frau <Motiv>; Porträtfotografie
    Other subjects: Gjelstad, Anne Helene (1956-)
    Scope: 252 Seiten
  2. Big heart, strong hands
    a meeting with older women and culture on Kihnu & Manija Islands, Estonia
    Contributor: Gjelstad, Anne Helene (FotografIn, VerfasserIn)
    Published: 2020
    Publisher:  Dewi Lewis Publishing, Stockport]

    Big heart, strong hands' is the story of the women on the Estonian islands Kihnu and Manija in the Baltic Sea. Geographically isolated, over centuries a strong sense of community spirit and a steadfast attachment to their ancestor?s customs has... more

    Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    Big heart, strong hands' is the story of the women on the Estonian islands Kihnu and Manija in the Baltic Sea. Geographically isolated, over centuries a strong sense of community spirit and a steadfast attachment to their ancestor?s customs has developed. Often viewed as the last matriarchal society in Europe, the older women here take care of almost everything on land as their husbands travel the seas.00Gjelstad has photographed the daily lives and activities of the women, their clothing, bedrooms, kitchens and farmhouses as well as the surrounding landscape Ư? even a ceremony in a deceased person?s kitchen only three hours after she had passed away. She has also interviewed the women about their lives, struggles and losses and their thoughts on the future. We learn of the development of this unique society, the harsh conditions it endured over many decades as part of the Soviet Union, as well as its culture and folk dressing customs. These are the hushed voices of culture bearers who need to be heard, for this is a small society rapidly moving towards western standards, and where traditional culture and identity is inevitably slipping away.00Anne Helene Gjelstad is a Norwegian award-winning photographer and educator whose work has been exhibited worldwide. Her passion is photographing people and for the last eleven years she has portrayed the lives of the older women on the Estonian islands of Kihnu and Manija in the Baltic Sea. For her, 'Big heart, strong hands', is her contribution to record and help preserve the future of this unique culture

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Contributor: Gjelstad, Anne Helene (FotografIn, VerfasserIn)
    Language: English; Norwegian (Nynorsk)
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 1911306561; 9781911306566
    RVK Categories: AP 94100
    Subjects: Gjelstad, Anne Helene; Fotografie; Estland <Motiv>; Porträtfotografie; Frau <Motiv>; Alter <Motiv>;
    Scope: 252 Seiten