Sápmi to Aotearoa: Indigenous architecture across the ocean, over the mountain
This project looks to create extended opportunities for Sámi and Māori practitioners working within craft and architecture fields to connect / share / learn. Beginning with learning spaces, the project considers the different iterations of where and how knowledge is exchanged within Sámi and Māori worldviews.
The project looks at sites of learning through the lens of Indigenous architecture and design. Beginning with baby sleeping vessels and spanning out to consider community places, homes, libraries and gathering spaces. Considering how Indigenous knowledge systems are embedded deeply in all aspects of how wisdom is shared.
The project centres on learning spaces in varied scale and scope. Focusing on learning spaces as sites of examination ensures the project foregrounds real world knowledge and applications by the practitioners involved. This project also interrogates the intersections between making practices and architecture, creating opportunity to discuss value, cultural and gender within these spaces.
The exchange across Norway, Sweden, Sápmi and Aotearoa New Zealand will offer new possibilities of Indigenous understanding, strengthen cultural connections and resilience through global support networks.
Collaborations on the project
Project leads: Zoe Black (NZ), Hege Henriksen (NO), Joar Nango (SÁPMI-NO), Jasmine Te Hira (NZ).
Partners: Gunvor Guttorm (SÁPMI-SWE), Tanya White (NZ), Elisapeta Heta (NZ), Katarina Spik Skum (SÁPMI-NO), Albert Refiti (NZ), Lulea Biennial (SE), Jasmax (NZ), ROM for kunst og arkitektur (NO), New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZ), Va Moana Collective (NZ).
