Samoota: In the Shadow of Three Suns
Samoota: In the Shadow of Three Suns / An audio-visual exhibition that peeked into the day of a character from the world of Samoota, exploring the feelings of living in a utopia whilst not fitting in and questioning why, from dawn to dusk. This audio-visual exhibition was accompanied by a 30 minute soundtrack and live visuals.
Audio:
Seven songs, 30 minutes, produced, written and mixed by Petter
Additional vocals by Petters nephews / Mastered by In-Soo
Visuals:
Live performed LED strips length: 7 metres / Sky size: 7x7 metres / Cube size: 1.8x1.8 metres
Knitted Samootian character size: 50x70 cm
350 sheets of hand drawn animation cels for promotional poster
Materials: Pine wood, organic cotton fabric and wool, recycled paper and LED's
12-page catalogue, sustainably printed with rice ink by Out of the Blueprint on recycled paper
Production assistance & curatorial texts by Tattianna Haslam
Afterparty DJ's: In-Soo, Sweeep & Thirty3
Exhibited at Indra Gallery, Hackney Wick, London
Date: 15th of February, 2025
Samoota: FR1SE
Samoota: FR1SE / This landart is an archeological find of Samoota, where these perticular Samootians reside in the grass during day time to harness solar energy, which they then use at night to emit light in order to guide those lost in the dark back to safety.
It attracted local wildlife, and to this day it still has a microcosm of frogs, grasshoppers and a smaller ant colony.
Size: 7x7 metres
Materials: Grass, dirt, clay and solar powered LED's
Exhibited at Ensemble Sommant, France
Co-producer & co-realisation: Mathilde Rougier
Dates: 14-21st of July, 2024
In the Shadow of Three Suns
"In the Shadow of Three Suns" follows one Samootians day, from dusk til dawn, riding through all of the emotions in-between.
Tracklist:
1. ∴စ'ŋ⚇ ∴∵'±※⚇
2. ⊅စ'※ ∂ζ'⊅
3. ⋅ŋ'⋅⊅
4. ⊅စ'⊅o⋅ ※⚇δ⊇'∵
5. ±⚇±⋅ဓ∵⊇∵
6. ဓစ':⊇⋅
7. ဇ⋅ŋo∵
Samoota: Sounds Workshop
Samoota: Sounds Workshop / An interactive workshop exploring the creation of soundscapes and musical compositions inspired by the world of Samoota. Participants learn to create ambient sounds, experimental music, and audio-visual experiences that capture the essence of this unique universe.
Workshop Content:
• Introduction to Samoota's sonic universe
• Sound design techniques and tools
• Creating ambient soundscapes
• Experimental music composition
• Audio-visual synchronization
• Collaborative sound creation
Materials Provided:
• Digital audio workstations
• Sample libraries and sound banks
• Visual projection equipment
• Collaborative recording tools
Duration: 3-4 hours
Group Size: 8-15 participants
Suitable for: Musicians, sound artists, and creative enthusiasts
The Samoota Library
Words have power in Samoota. Our digital library hosts collections of stories, poems, essays, and experimental text-based art that explores the relationship between language and digital space.
Featured Collections
Writing Workshops
Join our monthly workshops where writers of all experience levels gather to explore new forms of digital literature. Learn techniques for integrating text with other media and experiment with collaborative writing processes.
Upcoming Workshops
- April 20, 2025 - Hypertext Fiction: Creating Nonlinear Narratives
- May 8, 2025 - Code Poetry for Beginners
- May 22, 2025 - Collaborative Writing in Digital Spaces
All workshops are held in our virtual amphitheater and require registration. Please email workshops@samoota.com to secure your spot.
Featured Writers
Meet the wordsmiths who are pushing the boundaries of digital literature in Samoota.
Submission Guidelines
The Samoota Library accepts submissions year-round. We're particularly interested in works that challenge traditional narrative structures and explore the potential of digital environments as a medium for storytelling.
We Accept:
- Short stories (up to 5,000 words)
- Poetry (traditional and digital/code poetry)
- Flash fiction and micro-narratives
- Experimental text-based digital art
- Collaborative writing projects
Send your submissions to writing@samoota.com with the subject line "Writing Submission". Include a brief bio and artist statement with your work.
Our editorial team reviews submissions quarterly, and selected works will be featured in the Samoota Library.
Samoota Library
Samoota Library: A carefully curated collection of public domain literature that has served as both inspiration and foundation for the creation of Samoota.
The majority of the books come from Project Gutenberg, but also some personally scanned and digitized.
These literary works exist in the public domain, meaning they belong to all. Whether you're a casual reader, researcher, educator, or creative, you're welcome to read, share, adapt, and build upon these texts without limitation.
Explore freely, discover endlessly, and join us in celebrating the democratization of knowledge and literature.
(The library opens in a new window)
Daily sketchbooks
Here is a collection of some of the sketchbooks that has been instrumental into the speculative worldbuilding of Samoota. There are entries from everyday the past two years here, and everyday there is a new one, to make sure that Samoota is constantly evolving and exploring. Please scroll down to see a few in close-up.
About Samoota
Samoota is a long-term research-through-practice framework exploring how playful, low-pressure hands-on and digital environments can support inclusive and ethical creative learning and understanding. Samoota develops projects ranging from art installations, workshops to lightweight digital tools that prioritise curiosity, experimentation, and care, all designed to be modular, reusable, and non-commercial.
Samoota is created by Swedish artist Petter Schölander.
Samoota has been funded so far by:
Samoota: In the Shadow of Three Suns
An audio-visual exhibition that peeked into the day of a character from the world of Samoota, exploring the feelings of living in a utopia whilst not fitting in and questioning why, from dawn to dusk. This audio-visual exhibition was accompanied by a 30 minute soundtrack and live visuals.
Audio:
Seven songs, 30 minutes, produced, written and mixed by Petter / Mastered by In-Soo
Additional vocals by Petters nephews
Visuals:
Live performed LED strips length: 7 metres / Sky size: 7x7 metres / Cube size: 1.8x1.8 metres
Knitted Samootian character size: 50x70 cm
350 sheets of hand drawn animation cels for promotional poster
Materials: Pine wood, organic cotton fabric and wool, recycled paper and LED's
12-page catalogue, sustainably printed with rice ink by Out of the Blueprint on recycled paper
Production assistance & curatorial texts by Tattianna Haslam
Afterparty DJ's: In-Soo, Sweeep & Thirty3
Exhibited at Indra Gallery, Hackney Wick, London
Date: 15th of February, 2025
Samoota: FR1SE
Samoota: FR1SE / This landart is an archeological find of Samoota, where these perticular Samootians reside in the grass during day time to harness solar energy, which they then use at night to emit light in order to guide those lost in the dark back to safety.
It attracted local wildlife, and to this day it still has a microcosm of frogs, grasshoppers and a smaller ant colony.
Size: 7x7 metres
Materials: Grass, dirt, clay and solar powered LED's
Exhibited at Ensemble Sommant, France
Co-producer & co-realisation: Mathilde Rougier
Dates: 14-21st of July, 2024
In the Shadow of Three Suns
"In the Shadow of Three Suns" follows one Samootians day, from dusk til dawn, riding through all of the emotions in-between.
Tracklist:
1. ∴စ'ŋ⚇ ∴∵'±※⚇
2. ⊅စ'※ ∂ζ'⊅
3. ⋅ŋ'⋅⊅
4. ⊅စ'⊅o⋅ ※⚇δ⊇'∵
5. ±⚇±⋅ဓ∵⊇∵
6. ဓစ':⊇⋅
7. ဇ⋅ŋo∵
Samoota: Sounds Workshop
Samoota: Sounds Workshop / An interactive workshop exploring the creation of soundscapes and musical compositions inspired by the world of Samoota. Participants learn to create ambient sounds, experimental music, and audio-visual experiences that capture the essence of this unique universe.
Workshop Content:
• Introduction to Samoota's sonic universe
• Sound design techniques and tools
• Creating ambient soundscapes
• Experimental music composition
• Audio-visual synchronization
• Collaborative sound creation
Materials Provided:
• Digital audio workstations
• Sample libraries and sound banks
• Visual projection equipment
• Collaborative recording tools
Duration: 3-4 hours
Group Size: 8-15 participants
Suitable for: Musicians, sound artists, and creative enthusiasts
Samoota: Pagan to 3D Workshop
Samoota: Pagan to 3D Workshop / A hands-on workshop where young adults 3D scanned the ancient stone circle Boscawen-Un in Cornwall, learning photogrammetry from the ground up. Participants discover the full process of capturing and reconstructing a real-world heritage site in three dimensions — from planning the shoot to processing scans and rendering the final model.
Workshop Content:
• Introduction to photogrammetry and its real-world applications
• Pre-production planning and site preparation
• Equipment handling, protocols and health & safety
• Capturing the site using photogrammetry techniques
• Processing scans in MeshRoom
• Rendering and refining the final model in Blender
Duration: 2 hours
Group Size: 5-12 participants
Suitable for: Complete beginners, young creatives, and anyone curious about digital heritage or 3D art
Grey Mesa
A free photogrammetry tool for MacOs by Samoota Labs.
A library of both public domain books and a carefully curated collection of Sámi literature.
Public domain means that they belong to all, which is also an inherently Sámi worldview. You're welcome to download, share, adapt, and build upon these texts without limitation.
For the Sámi literature, most are not public domain, but I'd encourage purchasing (Samoota takes no cut nor ad revenue) as it's important to support indigenous voices.
About Samoota
Samoota is a long-term research-through-practice framework exploring how playful, low-pressure hands-on and digital environments can support inclusive and ethical creative learning and understanding.
Samoota develops projects ranging from art installations, workshops to lightweight digital tools. The projects all share a prioritisation in altruism, thus the outputs are designed to be modular, reusable, and non-commercial.
To know more, please visit Samoota's Manifesto.
Samoota is created by Petter Schölander.
Collaborators
Grey Mesa
A free photogrammetry tool for MacOs by Samoota Labs
Download latest version here.