Liisa-Rávná Finborg - Rebel with a Cause: Duodji as Political Intervention

Dr. Liisa-Rávná Finbog (Ramavuol Liisa-Rávdná) is a Sami indigenous researcher, duojár, writer, and curator affiliated with the University of Tampere in Finland. Her work, which intersects Sami aesthetics and material culture, explores the dynamic interplay between art and indigenous politics, reflecting her roles as an academic, duojár, and curator. In 2021, she co-founded the Hásstuheaddji Artist Collective. Liisa-Rávná holds a curatorial position at KORO, Norway's national body for art in public spaces, and serves as the curator of discursive programming at MUNCH in Oslo. She authored "It Speaks to You: Making Kin of People, Stories and Duodji in Sámi Museums," published in 2023.