Britta Marakatt-Labba’s embroidered stories depict Sámi life and everyday experiences, but also tell of state oppression and nature under threat from exploitation. In the exhibition Where each stitch breathes/Juohke sákkaldat vuoiŋá, you will encounter her intricate works – from the 24-metre-long embroidery Historjá to graphic art, installations and sculptures.

To embroider is to engage in an aesthetic of deliberate slowness. It is a voyage in time and space where each stitch breathes experience and insights, forming narratives.

(Britta Marakatt-Labba)

For almost fifty years, Britta Marakatt-Labba has highlighted Sámi culture, history and struggle in embroideries, graphic works, installations and sculptures. Her major international breakthrough came with the 24-metre-long work Historjá, an epic embroidery which is the central work of the exhibition, and has been compared to the Bayeux Tapestry.

Against backdrops of mountain landscapes and snow-covered expanses, Britta Marakatt-Labba depicts a way of life in which the spiritual world is ever-present – woven into everyday scenes, historical events, accounts of state oppression, and reflections on a threatened natural environment.