{"id":5584,"date":"2025-12-01T14:14:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wanaskonst.se\/?post_type=samling&p=5584"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:27:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:27:26","slug":"grahn-carola-2","status":"publish","type":"samling","link":"https:\/\/wanaskonst.se\/en\/samling\/grahn-carola-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Grahn, Carola"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Carola Grahn, Vearalden Olmai<\/em>, 2023. Photo Anders Norrsell. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Carola Grahn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Born 1982, Jokkmokk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vearalden Olmai<\/em>, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birch, reindeer and moose antlers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 x 5 x 2 m<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sculpture is a loose interpretation of a symbol inscribed on one of the few sacred Sami drums to survive the efforts of the Christian state to confiscate and burn them in the 1600s as tools of witchcraft. The preserved drums are seen as the foremost authentic relics of the original Sami belief system. The work\u2019s title, Vearalden Olmai<\/em>, loosely translates to the world\u2019s man and refers to the highest god, who lives among the stars and holds up the world. Grahn\u2019s sculpture, was commissioned for the solo exhibition Tr\u00e4dgr\u00e4nsen [The Tree Line]<\/em> (2023) and was also the centerpiece in the ritual performance work Hupehensis<\/em> that took place in late fall at dusk. In accordance with the artist\u2019s wish, the work will be allowed to naturally disintegrate whereupon it will eventually cease to exist in the collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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