Máret Ánne Sara

Sápmi, Norway

July 2021

in partnership with Bas Fisher Invitational Heat Exchange

BIO

Máret Ánne Sara is a Northern Sámi artist and author from Guovdageaidnu on the Norwegian side of Sápmi. Sara is a founding member of the Dáiddadállu Artist Collective in Guovdageaidnu and is part of a new generation of Sámi artists who work to maintain and improve the rights of the Sámi communities.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Sara is known for experimenting with varied materials, approaches and collective art actions, and her artistic practice makes visible the political and social issues affecting the Sámi people, especially the reindeer herding communities, with a critical view on ongoing colonialism. Her sculptures and installations are often made from materials deriving from the sustainable practice of her reindeer herding family, treating the bones, hide and intestines of the reindeer in the customary manner and transforming them into contemporary artworks.

She is best known for the piece Pile o’Sápmi, an installation of 400 reindeer skulls and legal documents, showcased at documenta 14 in Kassel, 2017. The installation was recently purchased by the National Museum, Norway. Máret Ánne Sara is representing Sápmi at La Biennale di Venezia 2022.

ARTIST LINKS

Website: www.maretannesara.com

Instagram: @maretannesara