**Meters of Sand** is a digital textile print measuring 140 cm by 500 cm, exhibited at the Kalahari Highway group exhibition from August 16 to September 16, 2018, at the Arktikum Valo-Galleria. The textile piece featured a voice installation by Jari Rinne, which connected my artwork with that of Tarja Wallius, who was also inspired by the Kalahari Highway and the San communities living in that area. The soundscape, created by Jari Rinne, added depth to the exhibition. The sounds featured in the video were recorded by Satu Miettinen during the PARTY project workshops held in Platfontain, Kimberley, in July 2017. These workshops were hosted by the South African San Institute (SASI) and involved the Indigenous !Xun and Khwe San communities originate from Namibia. The languages !Xun and Khwedam are spoken in the video. Additional recordings were conducted in the Rosedale community in Upington during workshops organized by the Indigenous N|uu language school. N|uu is the language spoken by the ‡Khomani people, located in Upington and the southern Kalahari. Currently, only three sisters still speak N|uu: Hanna Koper, Griet Seekoei, and the youngest, Katrina Esau, known as Ouma Geelmeid. We extend our gratitude to SASI and the N|uu language school for their support. The artwork of Tarja Wallius, Satu Miettinen, and Jari Rinne is documented in the video recorded during the Kalahari Highway exhibition from August 15 to September 16, 2018, at the Arktikum Valo gallery in Rovaniemi.

Here you can listen to the sound installation.

Kalahari Highway exhibition Valo Gallery 15.8–16.9.2018

Related research: Sarantou, M., Beaulé, C., & Miettinen, S. (2019). Decolonising Namibian Arts and Design through Improvisation. In E. Bohemia, G. Gemser, N. Fain, C. D. Bont, & R. A. Almendra (Eds.), Conference proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management (pp. 174-186). Academy for Design Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.33114/adim.2019.02.364