Catnosat: Indigenous Art, Knowledge and Sovereignty

This "exercise in S嫥ification" highlights S嫥i Indigenous knowledge across all fields of art and life

In 2022, S嫥i artists present their art and worldview at the Venice Biennale for the first time, representing S嫚mi (the S嫥i homeland that spans Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula). The S嫥i pavilion revolves around three key elements: transgenerational relations; holistic S嫥i knowledge and learning; and S嫥i spiritual perspectives. This slipcased spiralbound volume serves as a project in its own right, considering S嫥i notions of nonlinear time and the centrality of storytelling and sound. Its three sections can be flipped around the spiral in any order, reflecting this nonlinear theme.
The core of Catnosat features the pavilion's artists, Pauliina Feodoroff, M嫫et 聲ne Sara and Anders Sunna. The second section compiles a play, poems and stories expressing S嫥i political and philosophical perspectives. A third section includes a dialogue with the artists; an essay highlighting S嫥i knowledge creation across the ages; and a S嫥i glossary.