Catnosat: Indigenous Art, Knowledge and Sovereignty by Liisa-Ravna Finbog

Catnosat: Indigenous Art, Knowledge and Sovereignty by Liisa-Ravna Finbog

This exercise in S mification highlights S mi Indigenous knowledge across all fields of art and life

In 2022, S mi artists present their art and worldview at the Venice Biennale for the first time, representing S pmi (the S mi homeland that spans Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula). The S mi pavilion revolves around three key elements: transgenerational relations; holistic S mi knowledge and learning; and S mi spiritual perspectives. This slipcased spiralbound volume serves as a project in its own right, considering S mi notions of nonlinear time and the centrality of storytelling and sound. Its three sections can be flipped around the spiral in any order, reflecting this nonlinear theme.
The core of Catnosat features the pavilion's artists, Pauliina Feodoroff, M ret nne Sara and Anders Sunna. The second section compiles a play, poems and stories expressing S mi political and philosophical perspectives. A third section includes a dialogue with the artists; an essay highlighting S mi knowledge creation across the ages; and a S mi glossary.