What counts as truth? In what ways can art expand the language of truth and the processes of truth-telling? Art and Truth-Telling [Truths through Art] draws attention to the Truth Commission for the Sami people on the Swedish side of Sábmie. With vuöllie [joik], duöjjie [Sami crafts], drawing, installation, architecture and glass art, the exhibition highlights the role of art in the formulation of personal and collective truths.
Vy från uställningen Art and Truth-Telling © The artists, Courtesy of Bildmuseet
Avant Joik (Matti Aikio, Katarina Barruk and Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje), Sissel M Bergh, Niklas Blindh, Monica L Edmondson, Mats Jonsson, Johanna Minde, Per Elof Nilsson Ricklund, Lisa Nyberg, Julia Rensberg, Birgitta Ricklund, Risfjells Sameslöjd (Doris Risfjell and Sven-Åke Risfjell) and Elme Ämting.
The exhibition Art and Truth-Telling is produced by Bildmuseet and Gaaltije Saemien Museume and anchored in southern Sábmie. It is the first chapter in a year-long collaboration. Read more about the project here . Our translation of this text uses Umesamese, an acutely endangered language in this region. Curators: Anneli Bäckman and Anca Rujoiu.
Galerii nimi: Bildmuseet
Aadress: Östra Strandgatan 30B, Umeå, Sweden
Lahtiolekuajad: K-R 12:00 - 17:00 L 12:00 - 17:00 P 12:00 - 17:00
Avatud: 17.10.2025 — 05.04.2026
Kunsti liigid: Segatehnika
Aadress: Östra Strandgatan 30B, Umeå, Sweden
Lahtiolekuajad: K-R 12:00 - 17:00 L 12:00 - 17:00 P 12:00 - 17:00
Avatud: 17.10.2025 — 05.04.2026