A brief statement from Elle Márjá-Eira in english and in her own mother tongue sámi, she has attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy.

> Elle Márjá Eira is a Northern Sámi artist from Guovdageaidnu. She has written, directed and produced several short films, music videos and art installations. Work experience as an actress and composer at The Sámi National Theatre Beaivvaš. In collaboration with film composer Christoph Beck, she has made yoiks for The 12th Man (2017), Harald Zwart's fi lm about the resistance hero Jan Baalsrud. Elle Márjá collaborates musically with John Paul Jones and Lucy Parnell in a band project called Snoweye. Eira has been selected for the talent program UP 2.0 (2020-2022) by Norwegian Film Institute, Talent Norge and Norsk Tipping (it is a development program for filmmakers who aspire to make feature films and series). She is now involved in several fi lm and art projects. She is currently working on a 360 and VR film called "EALLU" which premieres at the Venice Biennale (Árran 360). She is working on the TV series POWER PLAY and on her first debut feature fi lm. In addition, she has an exhibition at Kochi Biennale 2022 in collaboration with Dáiddadállu.

Official Website - https://www.ellemarja.com/