On February 6 Sápmi celebrates its National day. Sami culture is very much a part of the Umeå 2014: European Capital of Culture, and many exhibitions will be exposing art from Sami artists. Yesterday I saw this installation 100 Migratory by Monica L. Edmonson at the Västerbottens Museet and it was very emotional. It actually hurt to see the broken vessel among 99 others.  All in warm red, like hearts glowing in the snow (white background). This is a part of a larger art project where the glass vessels have been traveling, first in Sápmi then over the world, and the journey have been documented in photos and film. When seeing the vessels in this larger context, the vulnerability turned to feelings of hope and belief in the common experiences of humans. For more on this art project, please visit its homepage:  http://100migratory.wordpress.com/100-migratory-what-why-and-where/