‘The same struggles as 100 years ago’: exhibition highlights lives of Sami people in Sweden
In short
The exhibition "On the Ugly and the Beautiful" at the Kin Museum of Contemporary Art in Kiruna showcases the work of Johan Turi, a Sami author who lived in northern Sweden in the early 20th century. Turi's 1910 book "An Account of the Sami" is considered the first Sami-authored work in his own language, and it aims to set the record straight about the lives of Europe's Indigenous people. Despite facing racist discrimination, land disputes, and encroaching industry, Turi wanted his book to be a voice for the Sami p…
Key points
- The exhibition "On the Ugly and the Beautiful" at the Kin Museum of Contemporary Art in K…: The exhibition "On the Ugly and the Beautiful" at the Kin Museum of Contemporary Art in Kiruna showcases the work of Johan Turi, a Sami author who lived in northern Sweden in the early 20th century.
- Turi's 1910 book "An Account of the Sami" is considered the first Sami-authored work in h…: Turi's 1910 book "An Account of the Sami" is considered the first Sami-authored work in his own language, and it aims to set the record straight about the lives of Europe's Indigenous people.
- Despite facing racist discrimination, land disputes, and encroaching industry, Turi wante…: Despite facing racist discrimination, land disputes, and encroaching industry, Turi wanted his book to be a voice for the Sami people.