Matti Aikio

Matti Aikio is a Sámi visual artist from the Finnish side of the Sápmi. He has a background in Sámi reindeer herding culture. He holds an MA in contemporary art from Tromsø Academy of Contemporary Art. Aikio’s art has been exhibited in various countries in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. He works with mixed media, photography, sound, installations, video, sculpture, and text. His main interest as an artist is to try to offer the spectators a possibility to shift perspective on established opinions and marginalized topics. Aikio also performs as a DJ.

Artist Events

The Knot of Narrative

Aziz Hazara, r e a, Brook Andrew, asinnajaq, Taarati Taiaroa, Matti Aiko, Synnøve PersenModerator: Wanda Nanibush

Narrative Healing

Wesley Shaw, Darlene Naponse, Nanobah Becker, Matti Aikio, Elias Yamani Ismail