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Language, like sound, can be broken into tiny fragments, looped, stretched, explored in ways that create new possibilities and potentialities. This new listening work by Sondre Närva Pettersen, explores both how Norwegianisation policies have threatened the specific Sámi dialect and joik of his family's homeplace in Moskavuotna/Ullsfjorden, and how it still survives in pockets of embodied memory and practice today.
Filling the unique listening space of Jiennagoahti, the Sámi listening hut perched on the side of Mount Fløyen, in this pre-recorded work Närva brings together joik, Sámi hymn traditions, modular synths, and oral stories of Norwegianisation from local residents of Moskavuotna/Ullsfjorden, to explore the transformative role of art and music in the journey toward reconciliation. The piece explores how deep Sámi and Kven culture cannot simply vanish after 50 years of Norwegianisation between 1900–1950. But rather how the culture transforms, adopts new Norwegian names, and becomes obscured. Through this piece for Borealis, Närva aims to contribute to a living, vibrant Coastal Sámi contemporary culture that both examines its roots and reaches toward the future.
Commissioned together with Jiennagoahti, this work takes us into a sound world that is both ancient and modern, and is part of Borealis' ongoing commitment to exploring Sámi sonic experimentalism today, and how new forms of sound and music can explore the resurgence of culture and language in the aftermath of colonial policies of erasure.
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PRACTICAL INFO JIENNAGOAHTI
You need to buy a ticket to attend a listening session at Jiennagoahti.
There's several slots each day and each slot is 1 hour long.
There's five tickets available per slot.
Tea and coffee will be provided in the Jiennagoahti as you listen.
Jiennagoahti is situated on Torrfjellet, accessible by foot, a 10–15 minute walk from the Fløibanen Upper Station. Accessing the site is mostly via paths, but involves walking over uneven ground for the last 200m, which is not suitable for wheelchairs or baby strollers. See full access instructions.
Warm clothing and good shoes is essential for a good experience! On average it's always colder up on the mountain than in the city. Check the weaher forecast before you go up and make sure to dress accordingly.
Questions? Get in touch on billett@borealisfestival.no
