Joiking apprentices

The joiking apprentices

Joik: The joik is an art form of cultural expression unique for the Sami people. Reflecting a person or place the joik attempts to transfer the essence of the subject into song without necessarily singing directly about the subject.

The teacher: Ande Sombe. traditional Sami joik artist and an associate professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Tromsø.

The Course: One week DAV course as part of the Emerging Arctic Landscapes master course at Bergen Arkitekt Skole.

The lavo was placed on the dock at school, a place that many of us had known for several years, but not like this.
Ande began to joik. The rhythm and history transcended into our consciousness bringing forth the ability to touch a culture ingrained into the soil.
Sitting in a circle looking into the flames of the campfire we were transported to various plains in the north, non were sitting in Bergen.