Many of us are used to making a clear distinction between art and craft: we think of art as conceptual, craft as technical. There is also a clear hierarchy. Art commands great respect and higher prices. This separation might feel natural, but it is a modern invention, part of a post-Enlightenment colonial system that values the mind over the body and promotes individualism over interdependence.

It is notable that the Arctic Sámi people, the only recognised Indigenous group within the European Union, do not traditionally distinguish between fine art and artisanship. Instead, everything from embroidery ...

 

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