Britta Marakatt-Labba. Stiched Worlds
This new monograph focuses on the past decades of prolific and diverse artistic production, the book provides a comprehensive guide to Britta Marakatt-Labba's eloquent and acclaimed art of embroidery, sculpture and installations.
This monograph reveals an extensive portfolio of more than ninety reproduced artworks, and also contains a poem by the Sámi poet Linnea Axelsson and a conversation between fellow artist Lena Ylipää and the artist herself. In addition, Stiched Worlds includes three large, discerning essays – by interdisciplinary Sámi researcher Britt Kramvig, Inuk art historian, researcher and curator Heather Igloliorte and writer, theorist and visual historian Jan-Erik Lundström – which share broad perspectives on and insights into Marakatt-Labba's artistic practice while they explore the main themes of Sámi culture, history and cosmology, decolonial practice, indigenous identity and resilience, climate change, extractivist exploitation and the potential for sustainable living.
Stiched Worlds/Sággan mailmmit/Broderade världar is fully trilingual, with all texts available in Sámi, English and Swedish.
- Languages: Sámi, Swedish and English
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 226
- Size: 26 x 23 cm
- Illustration: 112 colors, 3 fold-outs
- Editor: Jan-Erik Lundström Essay: Heather Igloliorte, Britt Kramvig, Jan-Erik Lundström Conversation with artist: Lena Ylipää Poetry: Linnea Axelsson Book design: Milena Karlsson
- Print: Lule Grafiska
- Publisher: Concentrate
- Release year: 2023
