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Cosmogonies
Reason has lost its mind, but solutions can be found in the treasury of cosmogonies and archives of the non-European world. Only by exploring other lifestyles can we escape the determinism that we have created, the frenetic pace of productivity, consumption and exploitation of nature. To appreciate the living, to resonate with the world, to say it, translate it, see it and hear it, we must be extremely attentive. It is attention to the assembly of living beings, to the bonds forged of difference, respect and consideration towards the living that will make us find another ethic for life.
Tucandeira
Paint markers on paper, 27.9 x 21 cm, 2021
The tucandeira ritual is a male rite of transition to adulthood practiced by the Sateré Mawé. It consists of wearing gloves full of tucandeira ants (they measure 2.5 cm) while dancing and singing. It symbolizes bravery and protection: formic acid would have a curative action against malaria attacks, joint pain, etc.
This ritual is a testimony of the knowledge of the Sateré Mawé people. At the time of colonial Brazil, rites and myths were obstacles to Portuguese colonial progress, and many discourses denigrated them.
The tucandeira ritual is a male rite of transition to adulthood practiced by the Sateré Mawé. It consists of wearing gloves full of tucandeira ants (they measure 2.5 cm) while dancing and singing. It symbolizes bravery and protection: formic acid would have a curative action against malaria attacks, joint pain, etc.
This ritual is a testimony of the knowledge of the Sateré Mawé people. At the time of colonial Brazil, rites and myths were obstacles to Portuguese colonial progress, and many discourses denigrated them.
Muiraquitã
Paint markers on paper, 42 x 29.7 cm, 2019
The muiraquitã (frog) is an Amazonite stone amulet from the Tapajônica culture. This amulet is given to girls before their first menstruations to bring good luck, fertility and prevent cobra bites. Its green color that symbolizes water and its effect on fertility are a testimony to the close relationship between man and nature.
The muiraquitã (frog) is an Amazonite stone amulet from the Tapajônica culture. This amulet is given to girls before their first menstruations to bring good luck, fertility and prevent cobra bites. Its green color that symbolizes water and its effect on fertility are a testimony to the close relationship between man and nature.
Wale Kerü
Paint markers on paper, 64 x 50.5 cm, 2022
Wale'kerü, in the Wayúu language, is the spider that taught women to weave.
The fabric shows that there is nothing isolated, that everything is interdependent, that we are united to the land we walk on, to the nature we use and to the life of which we are a part. It is an invitation to take care of these elements.
In this world where we breathe polluted air and drink poisoned water, it is vital to propose a new ethic for life that integrates the dialogue of knowledge, especially with those whose fundamental principle is to live in harmony with nature.
Wale'kerü, in the Wayúu language, is the spider that taught women to weave.
The fabric shows that there is nothing isolated, that everything is interdependent, that we are united to the land we walk on, to the nature we use and to the life of which we are a part. It is an invitation to take care of these elements.
In this world where we breathe polluted air and drink poisoned water, it is vital to propose a new ethic for life that integrates the dialogue of knowledge, especially with those whose fundamental principle is to live in harmony with nature.
Day of the Dead
Paint markers on paper, 66.5 x 101.5 cm, 2022
The Day of the Dead in Mexico is a holiday
dedicated to the dead. It means the return
transitory of the souls of the deceased, who
They return home, to the world of the living, to live together with family members and to nourish themselves with what is given to them
offered on the altars.
The Day of the Dead in Mexico is a holiday
dedicated to the dead. It means the return
transitory of the souls of the deceased, who
They return home, to the world of the living, to live together with family members and to nourish themselves with what is given to them
offered on the altars.
Jaguar Man
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 66.5 x 101.5 cm, 2022
The Olmecs considered themselves to be of the jaguar lineage. The jaguar symbolizes night, death and the interior (or womb) of the Earth: the life force that destroys and generates new life.
The Olmecs considered themselves to be of the jaguar lineage. The jaguar symbolizes night, death and the interior (or womb) of the Earth: the life force that destroys and generates new life.
Voladores
Paint markers on paper, 47.5 x 65 cm, 2022
The first to fly: before the balloons, the plane or the helicopter or even the bungee, there were the Flyers of Papantla. They are the protagonists of a ceremony of Mesoamerican cultures to ask for the fertility of the land. At the foot of the pole an offering is erected and the flyers take to the air with their arms outstretched, like birds in flight.
The first to fly: before the balloons, the plane or the helicopter or even the bungee, there were the Flyers of Papantla. They are the protagonists of a ceremony of Mesoamerican cultures to ask for the fertility of the land. At the foot of the pole an offering is erected and the flyers take to the air with their arms outstretched, like birds in flight.
The Language of water
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 59.5 x 42 cm, 2021
The round shape in this drawing is an Arawak symbol for water. The language of water refers to the Añú language, a language of the Arahuaca family spoken in Venezuela in the Sinamaica lagoon area. There would be only one last speaker left.
The round shape in this drawing is an Arawak symbol for water. The language of water refers to the Añú language, a language of the Arahuaca family spoken in Venezuela in the Sinamaica lagoon area. There would be only one last speaker left.
Tree of Life
Paint markers on paper, 100 x 70 cm, 2023
The trees of life are clay sculptures made in Mexico (in Metepec and Puebla). They usually represent Catholic scenes.
The trees of life are clay sculptures made in Mexico (in Metepec and Puebla). They usually represent Catholic scenes.
Peyote
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 50.5 x 70.5 cm, 2022
After the almost 15 years it takes to reach maturity, Peyote will have seen many clouds and shapes over the hot deserts of northern Mexico. Medicinal and entheogenic plant (derived from the Greek éntheos, "[which has a] god inside), its ritual and sacred use dates back more than 6 thousand years.
After the almost 15 years it takes to reach maturity, Peyote will have seen many clouds and shapes over the hot deserts of northern Mexico. Medicinal and entheogenic plant (derived from the Greek éntheos, "[which has a] god inside), its ritual and sacred use dates back more than 6 thousand years.
Alebrije
Paint markers on paper, 70 x 50.5 cm, 2022
Alebrijes are fantastic beings made of cardboard or wood originating from the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico.
The creation of these animals comes from Pedro Linares, a cartonero who in the 1930s saw them in hallucinations caused by an illness that he suffered. Upon recovery he decided to replicate these creatures.
Alebrijes are fantastic beings made of cardboard or wood originating from the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico.
The creation of these animals comes from Pedro Linares, a cartonero who in the 1930s saw them in hallucinations caused by an illness that he suffered. Upon recovery he decided to replicate these creatures.
Mami Wata
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 64 x 50.5 cm, 2022
Mami Wata is the spirit of water. That's why she transmutes, she can be calm or fierce. She is a deity present in West Africa, Haiti,
Brazil, Dominican Republic and Venezuela under different names (Larisèn, Yemanja, Santa Marta la Dominadora). She comes from religions Africans brought by enslaved people.
Mami Wata is the spirit of water. That's why she transmutes, she can be calm or fierce. She is a deity present in West Africa, Haiti,
Brazil, Dominican Republic and Venezuela under different names (Larisèn, Yemanja, Santa Marta la Dominadora). She comes from religions Africans brought by enslaved people.
Neblina de humo
Paint markers and acrylic on paper, 66.5 x 101.5 cm, 2022
In Mexico, land of volcanoes, the high snow-capped peaks were conceived by pre-Hispanic peoples as a link between the human world and the sky, between fire and water, as deities who controlled the fertility of the earth.
In Mexico, land of volcanoes, the high snow-capped peaks were conceived by pre-Hispanic peoples as a link between the human world and the sky, between fire and water, as deities who controlled the fertility of the earth.
Guaraná
Paint markers on paper, 27.9 x 21 cm, 2021
Onhiámuáçabê, a woman-goddess who possessed unlimited knowledge of medicinal plants, was the owner of an enchanted garden. One day, a cobra impregnated her. Her two brothers prohibited her son from accessing the garden so that he would not gain knowledge of her mother. When he grew up, the boy disobeyed and his uncles killed him. Upon noticing her, Onhiámuáçabê tore out her eyes and planted them. Guarana grew from her eyes. Then, from the body of the buried child came the animal and plant species that today populate the region, as well as the first indigenous Sateré Mawé.
Onhiámuáçabê, a woman-goddess who possessed unlimited knowledge of medicinal plants, was the owner of an enchanted garden. One day, a cobra impregnated her. Her two brothers prohibited her son from accessing the garden so that he would not gain knowledge of her mother. When he grew up, the boy disobeyed and his uncles killed him. Upon noticing her, Onhiámuáçabê tore out her eyes and planted them. Guarana grew from her eyes. Then, from the body of the buried child came the animal and plant species that today populate the region, as well as the first indigenous Sateré Mawé.
Ombligada
Paint markers, acrylic and collage on paper, 64 x 50.5 cm, 2022
When a baby is born in the Pacific
Colombian, the midwife sows the
placenta and umbilical cord on the ground, next to a seed. The boy or girl will refer to this plant as "my navel." This establishes a link between the new being and the territory of the community: part of its body is there, as a suture point between nature and culture.
When a baby is born in the Pacific
Colombian, the midwife sows the
placenta and umbilical cord on the ground, next to a seed. The boy or girl will refer to this plant as "my navel." This establishes a link between the new being and the territory of the community: part of its body is there, as a suture point between nature and culture.
Aloe Vera
Paint markers, collage and acrylic on paper, 70 x 50 cm, 2022
The aloe vera at the entrance of a house with red bows serves as protection. When a bow falls apart, it is because someone wishes you harm. It is as if things interact at a distance through a secret relationship.
The aloe vera at the entrance of a house with red bows serves as protection. When a bow falls apart, it is because someone wishes you harm. It is as if things interact at a distance through a secret relationship.
Rain
Paint markers on paper, 64 x 50.5 cm, 2022
"For the Wayuu, there is a first and a second burial. And then, when no one remembers the dead and no one thinks about him, it transforms into rain. Every time it rains we remember the ancestors."
"For the Wayuu, there is a first and a second burial. And then, when no one remembers the dead and no one thinks about him, it transforms into rain. Every time it rains we remember the ancestors."
Kambó
Paint markers on paper, 64 x 50.5 cm, 2022
Remedy with frog secretion.
Remedy with frog secretion.
Zombies
Paint markers, spray and collage on paper, 64 x 50.5 cm, 2022
"My grandmother in Chocó (Colombia) used the poison of the drummer fish to wake up the dead. She made a powder with the poison from its spines, blew this powder on the dead man and BAM, he would walk, move and work. But then my grandmother learned to read the Bible. At that time, the only ones who could teach black people to read were the evangelists. Then a priest taught her. She learned and decided to give herself to the Lord, to her religion, Pentecostal. And she began to say that those things were from the Devil, “it is magic." So now, for her, that was bad. But I thought "no, that's cool, teach it to all your grandchildren, how cool it is for me to learn all that magic, to be able to raise the dead."
"My grandmother in Chocó (Colombia) used the poison of the drummer fish to wake up the dead. She made a powder with the poison from its spines, blew this powder on the dead man and BAM, he would walk, move and work. But then my grandmother learned to read the Bible. At that time, the only ones who could teach black people to read were the evangelists. Then a priest taught her. She learned and decided to give herself to the Lord, to her religion, Pentecostal. And she began to say that those things were from the Devil, “it is magic." So now, for her, that was bad. But I thought "no, that's cool, teach it to all your grandchildren, how cool it is for me to learn all that magic, to be able to raise the dead."
Talking Parrot
Paint markers on paper, 30 x 30 cm, 2020
The name of the town Maués (Amazonas) comes from "mawé", which means "intelligent and curious parrot".
The name of the town Maués (Amazonas) comes from "mawé", which means "intelligent and curious parrot".
Alebrije
Paint markers on paper, 50.5 x 70.5 cm, 2022
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