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Britta Marakatt-Labba
Over the past decade, Britta Marakatt-Labba has made an almost unparalleled breakthrough. Her embroidered narratives connect the underworld, the upper world and the ground we walk on, in accordance with the worldview of Sámi mythology. With needle and thread, she stitches together the historical and the symbolic, transforming it all into a breathtaking odyssey. Her motifs revolve around Sámi life in close relationship with nature, but also around colonialism, loss and resistance – about the face of racism, human greed and the lost lands once grazed by the animals.
Marakatt-Labba has become internationally renowned for her extraordinary embroideries. Her drawings and watercolours, however, are almost entirely unknown – works she has kept out of the public eye until now. These images, delicate yet powerful, are thematically very close to the embroideries – the same motifs often recur, but in a new and more intimate form.
In the autumn/winter of 2026–2027, The Nordic Watercolour Museum will have the unique opportunity to present the first ever exhibition of Britta Marakatt-Labba’s works on paper. This opens up an entirely new perspective on her artistic practice. The exhibition comprises around 70 works, mainly watercolours and drawings, complemented by a selection of embroideries, sculptures and graphics.
