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By Britta Marakatt-Labba

Embroidery

I create my stories with needle and thread. Early on, I realised that we Sami lack stories in the form of pictures. We have been good at preserving our oral stories, and I am grateful to my family for giving oral traditions a central place in our lives.

It is these stories that constitute the fertile soil that has nourished my thoughts about what I can achieve through my visual storytelling. My images include scenes from everyday life, stories from Sami mythology, political reflections and depictions of Sami culture and history.

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