Silent People (Hiljainen kansa)
E163349
Silent People (Hiljainen kansa) is a famous Finnish outdoor art installation consisting of hundreds of human-like scarecrow figures arranged in a field near Suomussalmi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silent People (Hiljainen kansa) canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental artwork
ⓘ
land art ⓘ outdoor art installation ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| creator | Reijo Kela ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Hiljainen kansa ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfFigures | hundreds ⓘ |
| hasArtForm | installation art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticIntent | to create a silent crowd in the landscape ⓘ |
| hasArtMovement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere |
contemplative
ⓘ
eerie ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Finland ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Finnish countryside ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | well-known Finnish roadside artwork ⓘ |
| hasForm | human-like scarecrow figures ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | evokes a silent crowd in the landscape ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Finnish ⓘ |
| hasMaintenance | figures are periodically reclothed ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
peat heads
ⓘ
second-hand clothes ⓘ wooden crosses ⓘ |
| hasMedium | scarecrow-like sculptures ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality | Suomussalmi ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
each figure dressed in unique clothing
ⓘ
large number of figures arranged in rows ⓘ |
| hasOutdoorLocation | field by the highway ⓘ |
| hasOwnerOrManager | local community / municipality (public artwork) ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicInterest | popular photo spot ⓘ |
| hasPublicAccess | free ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalVariation | appearance changes with weather and clothing ⓘ |
| hasSetting | open field ⓘ |
| hasSubject | human figures in nature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
presence of people
ⓘ
rural life ⓘ silence ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfObject | scarecrow ⓘ |
| hasViewingExperience | drive-by and walk-through ⓘ |
| hasVisibility | visible from the main road ⓘ |
| isAccessibleFrom | roadside rest area ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedAlong |
Highway 5 (Finland)
ⓘ
European route E63 ⓘ
surface form:
Route E63
|
| locatedIn | Suomussalmi ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Kainuu ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.