“I paint with needle and thread”: Get to know Swedish Sámi textile artist Britta Marakatt-Labba

Vogue Scandinavia travels to the Swedish Sápmi region to spend time with the renowned artist Britta Marakatt-Labba who conveys mythological storytelling through her embroidery. Born in 1951 in the far north of Sweden, Marakatt-Labba was raised alongside eight siblings in a reindeer-herding family. After studying arts and crafts at Gothenburg University, she began her artistic career in over 40 years, Marakatt-Labba has chronicled the history, culture and cosmology of the Sámi through her art, encompassing watercolours, graphics, illustrations, costume and set design: but most well known is her work in poetic and political storytelling simply through needle and thread. Step into the snow-blanketed terrain to get to know the artist better. Musicbed SyncID: MB01KDTEJOM7KHU