Sámi Art and Band Weaving at Báiki

11:00 – 16.00: Learn Sámi rigid heddle weaving with duojár Márjá Karlsen.
Come for a while or stay the whole day, the workshop is open to everyone and no material or prior knowledge is needed to join.

12:00 and 14.00: Artist talk with Raisa Porsanger, who presents her work inspired by Sámi textile traditions.

Raisa Porsanger (b. 1988) is a North Sámi visual artist from Lakselv and Karasjok, based in Oslo. She works with Sámi identity, history, culture, and materiality—often using reindeer hide and duodji as a starting point—connecting these traditions to contemporary art and Western art history. In recent years, Porsanger has investigated the presence of Sámi artworks and objects in art collections and archives. At Norsk Folkemuseum, she examined the collection of Sámi grene tapestries and created an outdoor plexiglass sculpture inspired by the patterns and colors of traditional decorative grene weaves.

Márjá Karlsen (b. 1998) is a Sea Sámi artist and duojár. Karlsen works with traditional Sámi practices and takes a special interest in the rich language of duodji. Weaving with wool from Sápmi forms the backbone of her work. Knowledge transmission and storytelling are central to duodji as well as Karlsen’s artistic practice. Her work serves as both a declaration of love for Sámi duodji and a middle finger to the Nordic colonial states.

The event is part of the project ”Sámi Interventions in the Open-Air Museum,” an ongoing collaboration between Verdde and Stiftelsen Norsk Folkemuseum. Through direct collaborations with Sámi architects, duojárat, and artists, the project explores ways to create Sámi spaces and places. It offers insight into how the presentation of Sámi building traditions, architecture, and cultural heritage can be developed in Norsk Folkemuseum's open-air museum in the years to come.

The project is supported by Nordic Culture Point and Arts and Culture Norway.