Jompa and the WolfTalk
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Inspired by the exhibition John Savio: Hásttuheaddjin – Voice of Resistance, we invite the author and recipient of the Nordic Council Literature Prize, Sigbjørn Skåden, to take part in a conversation with curator Liisa-Rávná Finbog.
The conversation is inspired by Skåden's text on John Savio's woodcut Jompa and the Wolf, written for the exhibition catalogue. Moving between the voices of the wolf and the human, Skåden's text explores a relationship marked by both intimacy and conflict, mutual dependence and competing interests. At the same time, it addresses how colonial interventions, land tenure policies, and changing ways of life have transformed fundamental relationships in Sápmi between people, animals, and the landscape.
Using Skåden's reading as a point of departure, the conversation considers the role art can play in engaging with contemporary questions. How can art help us revisit established narratives? How can it open space for other experiences, other relationships, and other ways of understanding the world? And what does it mean to challenge, or to be challenged, in a time marked by rapid social and environmental change?
This conversation also explores how Sámi art not only represents experiences and histories but also contributes to creating new perspectives on the relationships between nature, society, and the future. In this way, art becomes a site where questions can remain open, where tensions can be explored, and where new understandings may emerge.
