100 migratory

100 MIGRATORY is a story through words and images of an extensive art project which encompasses the entire world. A hundred glass vessels depart on a return journey, starting in their home in the vast, winter-white mountains of Sápmi - Samiland. The vessels have now returned to the north and were presented together with images, dance, lyrics and music at the Museum of Västerbotten in Umeå, Sweden, the 1st of February - 11th of May as part of Rock Art in Sámpi and Umeå 2014 European Capital of Culture. In linking together the Sami tradition and glass with international influences, these glass vessels can be seen as messengers - and metaphors - for ourselves. A vessel artistically produced and with its allusion to life itself, can bring into focus such human questions as identity, origin and migration. At the same time it argues the value of venturing out of original security, at least for a time, in order to gain understanding and respect for otherness. 100 MIGRATORY illustrates, through photographs, the vessels' journeys around the world. It is written in both Lule Sami and English with some texts in Swedish. Monica L Edmondson is a specialist in art glass. In 2002 she started up her own studio and workshop in Tärnaby, where she continues her production. In Monica's work Sami culture converges with international influences, both technically and in concept, often inspired by the vast, white winter.