Grannar och medborgare av Apolonija Šušteršič–Äppelträd i midnattssol

At the end of June 2024, an apple tree was planted at the Jukkasjärvi Homestead as part of a work by artist Apolonija Šušteršič, Neighbors and Citizens.

The tree consists of a grafted part from the world's oldest apple tree that stood in Gävle until 2017, when it was cut down to make way for new housing. A protest movement was started, but in order to save the tree for posterity, grafts were taken from the tree, which is now reborn in new trees around the world. The artist is assisted by pomologist (apple expert) Sylve Rolandsson.

Neighbors and Citizens is part of the exhibition The Observatory: Art and Life in the Critical Zone, exhibited at Kin 15 February-26 September 2024. The exhibition closed, but hopefully the new tree will live on.

A collaboration with Jukkasjärvi Heritage Centre.