The combination of materials and Sara's the artistic language, creates a quiet refraction. The result is an apparent harmony in constant refraction. Sara calls this refraction space an existential split between an external life rooted in modern Western industrialism and capitalism in collision with an inner logic rooted in Sami philosophy and indigenous science.

This refraction space is explored through a performance that uses indigenous science as a method. In indigenous science, “being alive” is an inclusive definition. Everything is seen as having energy and its own unique intelligence and creative process, not only obvious animated entities, such as plants, animals and microorganisms, but also rocks, mountains, rivers and places. Becoming open to the natural world with all of one’s senses, body, mind and spirit, is the goal of the practice of indigenous science. Choreography and visual language are developed from the bodily and sensual, physical and metaphysical dialogue between materials and the human.

The performance has been developed in collaboration with Alexandra Wingate, Anitta Katriina Suikkari, Anja Saiva Bongo Bjørnstad and Ina Dokmo.

The soundtrack is based on Katarina Barruk and Arnljot Nordvik's compositions Vuöbmie, Nasagruvan, Sïlbah, Sådna Jahttá (She Says) Pt. 4 Máddaráhkká as well as Ruhttuo Outro by Barruk, Nordvik and Eirik Fjelde in combination with sound recordings by Máret Ánne Sara, Elin Már Øyen Vister and Kristine Hansen.

SATURDAY junE 21 aT 14:00

Opening of the festival exhibition with Máret Ánne Sara, Ragnheiður Skúladóttir and an excerpt from the performance Čitna Báffa.