Catnosat: Indigenous Art, Knowledge and Sovereignty (Spiral) (ISBN-13: 9789493246126)

This "exercise in S疥ification" highlights S疥i Indigenous knowledge across all fields of art and life

In 2022, S疥i artists present their art and worldview at the Venice Biennale for the first time, representing S疳mi (the S疥i homeland that spans Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula). The S疥i pavilion revolves around three key elements: transgenerational relations; holistic S疥i knowledge and learning; and S疥i spiritual perspectives. This slipcased spiralbound volume serves as a project in its own right, considering S疥i 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疵et ﾁnne Sara and Anders Sunna. The second section compiles a play, poems and stories expressing S疥i political and philosophical perspectives. A third section includes a dialogue with the artists; an essay highlighting S疥i knowledge creation across the ages; and a S疥i glossary.