{"title":"Britta Marakatt-Labba","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"shogun-root\" data-region=\"main\" data-shogun-id=\"6231f53c23bc8800cac3c68f\" data-shogun-page-id=\"6231f53c23bc8800cac3c68f\" data-shogun-page-version-id=\"6231f53c23bc8800cac3c68e\" data-shogun-platform-type=\"shopify\" data-shogun-site-id=\"0ed46143-79c3-429f-b6f8-b6cb5574b3ee\" data-shogun-variant-id=\"6231f53c23bc8800cac3c690\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shg-c\" id=\"s-dcce2fec-de33-4a15-84df-060aa5537d2c\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.38\"\u003eBritta Marakatt-Labba was born in 1951 and grew up in a reindeer herding family in the Saarivuoma S\u0026aacute;mi village. She began her artistic career in 1979 after completing her studies at the School of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg. Early on, she and other newly educated S\u0026aacute;mi artists worked to build and establish a S\u0026aacute;mi artists\u0026rsquo; organisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, Britta lives and works in \u0026Ouml;vre Soppero and has been an active artist for over 40 years. Her major international breakthrough came in 2017 when her twenty-four metres long embroidery \u003cem\u003eHistorja \u003c\/em\u003ewas shown at the contemporary art exhibition Documenta 14.\u0026nbsp;In March 2025, \u003cem\u003eArtnews\u003c\/em\u003e named the embroidery as one of the 100 best artworks of the 21st century. The embroidery was awarded 35th place.\u0026nbsp;Her life and artistry were portrayed in the film Historj\u0026aacute; \u0026ndash; Stitching for S\u0026aacute;pmi (2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor her art and artistic accomplishments, she has received several awards and cultural prizes, including the Gannevik Scholarship (2015), the Illis Quorum (2017), the Stig Dagerman Prize (2019), the Prince Eugen Medal (2020) and the Hazelius Medal in Gold (2024).\u0026nbsp;In 2022, she was portrayed by Maja Helander for the annual honorary portrait in the Swedish National Portrait Collection. In the same year, she was appointed honorary doctor at the University of Bergen and participated in the main exhibition of the Venice Biennale, \u003cem data-end=\"350\" data-start=\"330\"\u003eThe Milk of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2024, her major retrospective, \u003cem data-end=\"117\" data-start=\"100\"\u003eSylkvasse stygn\u003c\/em\u003e, was presented at the National Museum in Oslo. In March 2025, the exhibition was awarded the Norwegian Art Critics\u0026rsquo; Prize for 2024. The exhibition then moved to the KIN Museum in Kiruna in October 2024 and will be shown at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, opening on June 14, 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"britta-marakatt-labba-10","title":"Britta Marakatt-Labba","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitle:\u0026nbsp;Luossa - The Lake That Was Emptied\u003cbr \/\u003e\nTechnique:\u0026nbsp;Silkscreen\u003cbr \/\u003e\nEdition: 150\u003cbr \/\u003e\nNumber of colours: 11\u003cbr \/\u003e\nPaper: Arches Aquarelle, 356 g\u003cbr \/\u003e\nDimensions:\u0026nbsp;45.5 x 61 cm\u003cbr \/\u003e\nNumbered and signed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBritta Marakatt-Labba: \u003cem\u003eLake Luossaj\u0026auml;rvi is located in Kiruna and was emptied when the ore was discovered. The lake was necessary for the Sami people, who kept reindeer herding in the area. During their migration, they stopped there and took a much-needed rest for animals and people. When the mine expanded, they had to give up their movement and give way to the mining company LKAB. Not only the Sami were affected, but the people of Kiruna also used the place as a recreation area. During the summer, people swam and spent time with their families. In the spring, they ice fish. Everything is now gone, and the place lives only in old photographs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.38\"\u003eBritta Marakatt-Labba was born in 1951 and grew up in a reindeer herding family in the Saarivuoma S\u0026aacute;mi village. She began her artistic career in 1979 after completing her studies at the School of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg. Early on, she and other newly educated S\u0026aacute;mi artists worked to build and establish a S\u0026aacute;mi artists\u0026rsquo; organisation. Her major international breakthrough came in 2017 when her twentyfour metres long embroidery \u003cem\u003eHistorja\u003c\/em\u003e was shown at the contemporary art exhibition Documenta 14. For her art and artistic accomplishments, she has received several awards and cultural prizes, including the Illis Quorum (2017), the Stig Dagerman Prize (2019), and the Prince Eugen Medal (2020). 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Edited by Galleri Helle Knudsen, printed by Atelier Landberg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the background, one can see the silhouette of the mining mountain, where excess slag and unusable material have been piled up like stairs. When exploration and the search for new minerals have gone too far, little remains of the lands. What once were lush grazing pastures for animals, with green and healthy landscapes, will be replaced by the extraction of graphite, a part of the so-called green transition. But is it\nreally as green as claimed? Global warming is causing ancient glaciers to melt and shrink in size, raising water levels and triggering floods. The primordial mothers who have fought to resist the destruction can no longer endure. It is no longer just about global warming; we face a natural disaster.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Miljön kan inte vänta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51383688954185,"sku":null,"price":7800.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0280\/9741\/3229\/files\/BrittaMarakattLabba_MiljonKanInteVanta.jpg?v=1734604717"},{"product_id":"britta-marakatt-labba-17","title":"Britta Marakatt-Labba","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitle: The Crows\u003cbr\u003eTechnique: Silkscreen\u003cbr\u003eEdition: 250\u003cbr\u003eNumber of colors: 12\u003cbr\u003ePaper: Arches Aquarelle, 356 g\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 34.5 x 81.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumbered and signed. Edited by Galleri Helle Knudsen, printed by Atelier Landberg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silkscreen is inspired by the embroidery The Crows (1981). The work depicts the dramatic events of the Alta protests in the 1980s. In Sámi mythology, there is a belief in the significance of different animals and what they symbolize. Crows symbolize authority. They rule over others, spare no means and seize everything that comes their way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kråkorna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51383711039817,"sku":null,"price":7800.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0280\/9741\/3229\/files\/BrittaMarakattLabba_Krakorna.jpg?v=1734604918"},{"product_id":"britta-marakatt-labba-pavag","title":"Britta Marakatt-Labba","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitle: On the Way\u003cbr\u003eTechnique: Silkscreen\u003cbr\u003eEdition: 170\u003cbr\u003eNumber of colours: 11\u003cbr\u003ePaper: Arches Aquarelle, 356 g\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 32.5 x 33.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the silkscreen, Britta Marakatt-Labba depicts the annual migration of reindeer to the summer grazing lands – a recurring aspect of Sámi life, deeply rooted in tradition and the relationship with the landscape. With her distinctive visual language, she weaves together movement, memory, and care in a silent yet powerful scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBritta Marakatt-Labba was born in 1951 and grew up in a reindeer herding family in the Saarivuoma Sámi village. She began her artistic career in 1979 after completing her studies at the School of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg. Early on, she and other newly educated Sámi artists worked to build and establish a Sámi artists’ organisation. Her major international breakthrough came in 2017 when her twentyfour metres long embroidery \u003cem\u003eHistorja\u003c\/em\u003e was shown at the contemporary art exhibition Documenta 14. For her art and artistic accomplishments, she has received several awards and cultural prizes, including the Illis Quorum (2017), the Stig Dagerman Prize (2019), and the Prince Eugen Medal (2020). Last year, she participated in the main exhibition of the Venice Biennale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"På väg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52423145357641,"sku":null,"price":4400.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0280\/9741\/3229\/files\/Pa_vag_Hemsida.jpg?v=1748940191"},{"product_id":"britta-marakatt-labba-snorok","title":"Britta Marakatt-Labba","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitle: Snow Dust\u003cbr\u003eTechnique: Silkscreen\u003cbr\u003eEdition: 170\u003cbr\u003eNumber of colours: 17\u003cbr\u003ePaper: Arches Aquarelle, 356 g\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 33 x 47.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe snow swirls forward as a storytelling element. With characteristic precision and symbolism, Britta Marakatt-Labba depicts Sámi history, identity, and resilience. 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