Alta pastThe rock carvings in Alta are the largest known collection of rock carvings in northern Europe made by hunter-gatherers- the first of the carvings uncovered in 1973
age: between 6200 and 2000 years old.
What makes the rock carvings in alta unique is that they are so varied and include so many different figures - the four uncovered fields hold more than 5000 figures.
The most common pictures are of animals, especially reindeer and moose.
The carvings were made in the bedrock with hammer and chisel.
A psychogeographic diagram of the economy of the region past?
where the economy= fishing and reindeer herding
current situation:Alta acts as a sort of regional hub
It houses:
university
large malls
5 fish farms
reindrift
agriculture
building industry
shale foundry
The industry is driven/drives the surroundings
AND Responsible for providing surrounding building infrastructure
eg.the Melkøya project in Hammerfest.
Alta is developing.The shopping malls look like they could be in Oslo, anywhere.
Brand new church and swimming pool.
The city is developing at a rate and model of a suburb.
Does it lack character?
Is it modeled after its paleolithic history?
Or is it an assembly of capital: industries and marketplaces?
What does the future hold?
1 comment:
I find Alta a facinating place. It is a collage of people from Finnmark, and I wonder how it has developed since I visited the place five-six years ago. I remember the place as having very little hierarchy, beeing a large suburban mat with surprisingly diverse areas. Areas like Bossekop, City, Sandfall, the port/airport, Rishaug/Flåten and Kronstad all are in some way a "public" sphere. I also remember Naustneset banks as facinating, especially as a contrast to walking to the observatory in the mountains.
For some reason, I think of Alta as the most vibrant suburban place I've visited. I remember a weekend in Alta as more unpredictable than ever.
Pherhaps all this changed with the mall and the pool, both applying a more hierarchical, predictable, functionalist thinking. That would be a shame.
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