What happens when old beliefs and modern times collide and we create new relationships with old cultural signifiers? In Sieidi, Sámi musician Ánnámáret builds a relationship with the sieidi, an offering place and its being by yoiking. The cameraless animation is based on Samuli Paulaharju’s archive photo from 1930 of a sieidi located in Dierpmesvárri, Enontekiö, Sápmi (Northern Finland). The photo is shaped by various digital collage techniques and effects. The stone seems to multiply in the image, covering itself and becoming visible again. The shape of the stone in the picture is remembered even when it is not visible in the picture. Ánnámáret’s yoik is accompanied by Turkka Inkilä’s and Ilkka Heinonen’s experimental response with electronic music and jouhikko (Karelian bowed lyre).
Credit List
- Directed, filmed and edited by: Marja Viitahuhta
- Music performed and arranged by: Ánnámáret (vocals), Ilkka Heinonen (jouhikko), Turkka Inkilä (electronics)
- Luohti composition and lyrics: Ánnámáret
- Arrangement: Turkka Inkilä, Ilkka Heinonen and Ánnámáret
- Music produced by: Turkka Inkilä
- Video produced by: Marja Viitahuhta and Ánnámáret
- Recording and mixing: Kaj Mäki-Ullakko
- Music mastered by: Virtalähde Mastering
- Music track from album: Ánnámáret: Bálvvosbáiki
- Music published by: Uksi Productions
- Thank you: Families and loved ones
- This work has been created with funding from: Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Kone foundation, Avek
- Archive material from: Archive image: Seita, Terbmisvaarri, photographer Samuli Paulaharju, year 1930, source Finna.fi, organisation Museovirasto, collections Samuli Paulaharjun kokoelma and Kansatieteen kuvakokoelma.
Watch
A trailer of Sieidi can be watched at the archive of AV-Arkki or below via Vimeo
