Máret Ánne Sara is a Sámi artist from a reindeer herding family in Sápmi. Her multisensory installation Goavve-Geabbil responds to the history of Tate Modern’s site — a former oil and coal power station — inviting us to view energy not as a resource to be exploited, but as a sacred life-force rooted in ancestral knowledge and interconnection.
Reindeer herding is a cornerstone of Sámi culture, shaping the relationship between people, lands and animals. It recognises the interdependence and intrinsic value of all living beings. Sara combines hides, bones and wood derived from reindeer herding practices with industrial materials, sound and scent, to reflect on the destruction of ecosystems, and the erosion of Sámi culture due to mining and energy developments in Sápmi.
Goavve-Geabbil stands as a living monument, with Sara calling on us to remember that ‘nature is not an endless resource to exploit. If we expect to receive from it, to sustain life for all beings, we must also ensure its health and ability to regenerate’. Through this work Sara upholds Sámi science and philosophy as progressive, powerful and vital to shaping the future of our shared world.
Goavve-Geabbil marks the tenth in a series of commissions in partnership with Hyundai Motor, transforming the Turbine Hall over the last decade.
Hyundai Commission Maret Anne Sara. Photo © Tate (Sonal Bakrania)
Hyundai Commission Maret Anne Sara. Photo © Tate (Sonal Bakrania)
Hyundai Commission Maret Anne Sara. Photo © Tate (Sonal Bakrania)
Hyundai Commission Maret Anne Sara. Photo © Tate (Sonal Bakrania)
Find out more about Máret Ánne Sara’s commission with our exhibition guide.
Fabrication and Installation: The White Wall Company
Structural Engineer: Structure Workshop
AV installation: ADi Audiovisual
Electrical installation: Dalkia
Lighting: ArcLED, Sanford Lighting
Interpretation: Tom Emery
Graphic Design & Design Studio: George Davis-Ansted,
Bethan Bowers
Perfumer: Nadjib Achaibou
Scent Consultant: Grace Boyle / The Feelies
Sound Design: Kristine Hansen
Storyscape contributors: Asta Mitkijá Balto, Mari Boine, Máret Rávdná Buljo, Nils Oskal, Ellán-Ánte Ánte, Mihkkal Niillas Sara, Ánde Somby, Anne Marie Siri, John Andreas Utsi
Soundscape contributors:
- Vuoi Vuoi Mu (Mari Boine, Svein Schultz, Georg Buljo, Ruani Magga Lukkari)
- Diamántta Spáillit (Mari Boine, Svein Schultz, Karen Anne Buljo, Peter Baden)
- Gilvve Gollát (Mari Boine, Roger Ludvigsen, Helge Andreas Norbakken, Hege Rimestad)
- Mielahisvuohta (Mari Boine, Roger Ludvigsen, Helge Andreas Norbakken, Hege Rimestad, Gjermund Silset)
- Modjas Kátrin (Mari Boine, Roger Ludvigsen, Juan Quispe, Helge Andreas Norbakken, Gjermund Silset, DP)
- Gumppet Holvot (Mari Boine, Roger Ludvigsen, Helge Andreas Norbakken)
- Davvi Bávttiin (Mari Boine, Karen Anne Buljo, Peter Baden, Svein Schultz)
Published by peermusic Arctic Rights Norway (p) By Norse Music - Ruhttuo Outro (Katarina Barruk, Eirik Fjelde, and Arnljot Nordvik)
- Jovna-Siri (Kristine Hansen, Ingrid Eliasson, Geir Davidsen)
- Piera Niilan Ánte (Kristine Hansen, Ingrid Eliasson, Geir Davidsen)
- Garggu-Káre (Kristine Hansen, Ingrid Eliasson, Geir Davidsen)
- Láhpouloppal (Kristine Hansen)
- General Instrumentals (Krstine Hansen)
- Gulahallat eatnamiin (Sara Marielle Gaup Beaska)
- Wolf (Ánde Somby)
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