Suoidnekaboom

Máret Ánne Sara has created a collection of works, born out of the interdisciplinary collaboration "Suoidnekaboom", a multidimensional work of art where reindeer stomachs and senna grass meet stage art and living bodies. The work explores the physical materials in relation to the materials' inherent potential, cultural use and context.

Following an invitation to create new works for Dáiddadállu's 10th anniversary, Máret Ánne Sara has invited stage artists Anitta Katriina Suikkari and Anja Saiva Bongo Bjørnstad, Alexandra Wingate and Li Taiga to interact and interpret some of the physical materials and works Sara has worked with recent years, with a particular thematic context for "Pile o´Sápmi" and the series of works for the Venice Biennale in 2022. "Suoidnekaboom" is a work where individual artistry and different artistic branches, experiences and expertise, meet in free space. The group has worked closely for over 2 years, both in physical workshops and conversations, to understand what the visual art and materials mean in relation to the performing arts and for us in a collective sense.

From this, a work of art has emerged that examines existential durability under pressure. How does prolonged pressure affect the complex inner landscape, in relation to oneself and others? How does the inner life live in sync or out of sync with the external life, and what does this do to people, relationships and society? The work focuses on important discussions related to the work with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the wake of the harsh pre-Norwegian treatment of the Sami, and the ongoing mechanisms of this which are still strongly felt in Sápmi today. Where small societies are often based on dependency relationships in both material and immaterial contexts, at the same time that immaterial values and relationships are put in competition with individual material survival.