
LOHKAT GOVAID – READING IMAGES Film and conversation
MUNCH and the International Sami Film Institute invite you to an evening of Sami art, film and storytelling traditions, to mark the Sami National Day.
In collaboration with the International Sami Film Institute (ISFI), MUNCH will be commemorating the Sami National Day with an evening dedicated to Sami art, film and storytelling traditions.
The evening takes its starting point from the expression ‘lohkat govaid’, which means 'reading images’. This phrase was coined by the renowned Sami researcher and philosopher Harald Gaski, to reflect the relationship between Sami aesthetic practices and literary expression. Since ancient times, Sami literature has consisted of oral forms such as song or narration, and aesthetic practices or objects. For the Sami, in other words, reading involves looking at (or reading) images.