International Socially Engaged Art Symposium

International Socially Engaged Art Symposium (ISEAS) was held in Raseborg, Finland, the first time in 2017. The ISEAS is an annual art gathering where artists are working intensively together through the methods of participatory art. Artists implement different possibilities of intervention with local communities and in public space. This book descripes year 2019 ISEAS "In Nature" where three interventions were done within a short time (seven or ten days event) while artists and researchers were living in the residence. Artists from different art fields and natural sciences were invited to work in three different teams and themes in our fragile environment. Curated themas were: Circular Economy, Meadows & Woodpastures and Freshwater Pearl Mussels. Symposium joined four natural scientists or environmental experts, six artists from different art fields, a photographer, two videographers, and a mentor. Work already started a year before by curating the artists, researchers and communities, defining the theme of the symposium, and bringing participants together for preliminary planning.