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Poster Short Abstract

This poster presents a research design that integrates visual art and citizen science to analyze community perspectives on emerging digital infrastructures in Northern Finland.

Poster Abstract

As data centres expand across Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, they are often framed as engines of green and digital transition and pathways for post-industrial renewal. However, their impacts on local communities remain underexplored. This poster presents a research design that integrates visual art and citizen science to document and analyze community perspectives on emerging digital infrastructures in Northern Finland. Combining participatory observation, visual methods, and collaborative knowledge production, the project aims to capture how residents interpret and experience infrastructural change in post-industrial landscapes. By foregrounding local knowledge, the study explores how citizen science can complement conventional infrastructure research and contribute to more inclusive understandings of technological transitions.