Katarina Pirak Sikku

Katarina Pirak Sikku is an artist and lives in Jåhkåmåhkke, Sápmi. She works with photography, drawing, installation and text-based work, examining how her Sámi family history continues to influence her personal life. Her research project “Bortom tankehimlens mentala sorgerand—studier av mental egenmakt” examines the grief experienced as a consequence of settler colonialism, using artistic research methods that aim to regain her power to define, name and write herself into the landscape.