From Summer Camp Tenets to Embroidery-Inspired Art with Lachlan Bell

Eestlus (Estonianness) is a state of being, identity, and feeling that has a multiplicity of variations. This time on EstoCast, we’re fortunate to hear about it from an Estonian-Australian point-of-view.

Coming from Sydney, Australia, Lachlan Bell is an artist and designer, a researcher in the field of folkloristics and heritage, and a community leader. This past summer, he was in Ontario, Canada getting to know the present-day and historic activities of Estonian summer camps. And what he’s seen in Canada has instigated an insightful conversation about life in Australia, a place with uncanny similarities to Canada, as he puts it.

In this episode of EstoCast, Lachlan talks about:

☀️what he hopes to bring home from his time at three Estonian summer camp locations in Canada

⏱️the presence of Estonians in Australia going back as far as the 1920s

🌱revitalizing the Estonian niche wall section in the southern hemisphere’s largest cemetery

🇪🇪and much more!

Things mentioned in this episode: 

-Lachlan Bell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loch.man/?hl=en 

-The Folkloristics and Applied Heritage Studies program at the University of Tartu: https://ut.ee/en/curriculum/folkloristics-and-applied-heritage-studies 

-Jõekääru Estonian Children's Camp: https://joekaaru.com/en/summer-camp 

-Seedrioru Estonian Children's Summer Camp: https://seedrioru.com/web2/about-us/ 

-Kotkajärve Camp: https://globalestonian.com/en/kotkajärve-camp 

-Sõrve Estonian Children's Summer Camp: http://www.sorve.org.au 

-Sydney Eesti Maja: https://sydneyeestiselts.org.au 

-EstWest: https://eesti.org.au/organisations/estwest/ 

-Estonians in Adelaide: https://adelaide.eesti.org.au 

-Estonians in Brisbane: https://www.facebook.com/BrisbaneEestiSelts/ 

-the Estonian House in Melbourne: https://globalestonian.com/en/estonian-house-melbourne 

-History of the Estonian Cultural Foundation in Australia: https://ecfa.eesti.org.au/about/history/ 

-about the Estonian community in Thirlmere: https://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/fromestonia/journeys-1st.html 

-Rookwood Necropolis: https://rookwoodnecropolistrust.com.au 

-Embroidery from Muhu: https://threadwritten.com/journal/2021/1/5/estonian-muhu 

-Lachlan’s past exhibitions: https://lcbell.cargo.site/ 

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