Sara Ajnnak, together with her husband Jon Andersson, is active in reindeer husbandry and they have developed a lifestyle that is guided by the annual cycle of the reindeer and the changes of the seasons. Jon Andersson is a skilled craftsman with extensive knowledge and a great interest in cultural buildings of various kinds. He has many years of experience in various restoration projects of cultural buildings such as mills, bone stomps, lodges, etc. and specific knowledge of traditional
buildings and building techniques from Västerbotten. In the Sami tradition they live in and manage, there have been and still are sacred places in nature, and Sara and Jon, through their participation in the project Part of the landscape, want to create a place for people where they can recreate their
natural relationship with nature, in the work Fátmmie – open arms. “The healing power of nature is there as an open embrace for man. In the Sami cultural tradition,
people have treated sacred places with great respect for their powers and their geographical area. Before our stay in Mittlandskogen, we have collected material from our immediate area which we combine with the geographical location on Öland. The whole family has worked on the piece together, something that is really natural when it comes to us people in the Landscape. What we do now affects the next generation, who must also be able to live with and in their surroundings.”

With support from KULTURRÅDET
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