Belonging is attachment in Sanna Hukkanen’s comics album Juuri (the Root)
Written by Olli Löytty
When we speak about belonging to a particular place, the root is a strong metaphor. In the same way as roots attach a plant to the soil, humans are thought to grow a fixed connection to their place of residence.
The metaphor has its flip side. The rootless does not belong.
Sanna Hukkanen’s autobiographical comic book Juuri (The Root, 2015) tells about integration. The root functions both...