The virtual Sami architecture library gumpi.space is a digital manifestation of the artist and architect Joar Nango’s installation Girjegumpi. The library is an eclectic collection of books, texts, visuals, films, crafts and music ranging from rare and historical source material to more contemporary political literature on decolonization and indigenous architecture.
About: In collaboration with ArkDes, Sámi architect and Indigenous artist Joar Nango presents a digital manifestation of the Sámi Architecture Library. Nango´s work investigates the nomadic conception of home, focusing on different ways of dealing with materiality, movement and space. The talk will include a presentation on the museum´s recent exhibition Kiruna Forever.
About Joar Nango: Joar Nango is a Norwegian-Sámi installation artist and architect. Girjegumpi – The Sámi Architectural Library is a mobile resource bank and a social platform that aims to shed light on indigenous architecture and colonial history in relation to architecture. It is built up around a collection of 200+ books dealing with diverse topics from old ethnographic registrations to more contemporary and political ideas and theory such as feminism, anarchism, decolonisation and land rights. The project has been touring the last 3 years and for each new destination there are various craft and design workshops held as part of the initiative.
About The World Around: The World Around is a non-profit organization dedicated to telling the most impactful stories of architectural culture today. This year, our annual summit will take place online in the residence at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Bringing together some of the world´s most innovative international practitioners, 2021 speaks to critical och interconnected issues that face designers today including politics, indigenous rights, racial justice, education, and health. Offering a virtual and live tour of cities and cultural institutions on almost every continent, the 2021 Summit will feature both streamed and local in-person discussions in 10 international cities.
Contributors: Anders Sunna, Katarina Spiik Skum, Silje F. Thoresen, Petter Tjikkom, Håvard Arnhoff, Mathias Danbolt, Astrid Fadnes, Eirin Hammari, Anne Henriette Nilut, Ole-Henrik Einejord, Anders Rimpi, Grete Johanna Minde, Magnus Tuolja, Ole Thomas Nilut, četil Somby, SDG, FINN, Ájtte, Elin Haugdal med flera.
