Tia Keobounpheng's Vibrating Textile Geometries Merge Modernism and Sámi Heritage

Tia Keobounpheng's Vibrating Textile Geometries Merge Modernism and Sámi Heritage

Tia Keobounpheng learned to weave during a visit to Oulu, Finland, when she was 18 years old. Seated beside two older Finnish women in a community weaving center, she worked for hours, hardly speaking a word. Two decades later, following university studies in weaving, architecture, and design, the Minnesota-based artist’s memory of her first lesson connects her to her ancestral land and its time-honored craft traditions. On wood panels, Keobounp…