Harakbut

Artist: Fermín Chimatani TayoriName in Harakbut (pseudonym): ChimaTitle: El oro que Mata a un Pueblo y su Bosque / Gold that Destroysthe Village and the ForestMedia: Paint on CanvasDimensions: 19” x 25” Brief description: When a man or woman buys a gold piece of jewelry, when investors bet on “development” in the jungle, when banks … Read more

Artist: Nakeyo Chimatani LobonName in Harakbut (pseudonym): NakeyoTitle: La Maloca de la Abuela Lupe / The Maloca of Grandmother Lupe Media: Paint on CanvasDimensions: 14” x 18” Brief description: Grandma Lupe’s maloka represents the unity and emotional balance of a Harakbut family. The grandmother goes to the farm and returns carrying the wënpu (typical bag) … Read more

Artist: Guadalupe Patiachi TayoriName in Harakbut (pseudonym): KolitTitle: Pensamientos Distraídos / Distracted ThoughtsMedia: Paint on CanvasDimensions: 18” x 14” Brief description: In recent years a vulnerable youth is observed, prone to many distractions of the outside world, such as drug use, human trafficking, prostitution, loss of cultural values, disregarding parental advice, loss of native languages… … Read more

Artist: Guadalupe Patiachi TayoriName in Harakbut (pseudonym): KolitTitle: Dos Miradas / Two GazesMedia: Paint on CanvasDimensions: 14” x 18” Brief description: The deforestation caused by illegal mining in Madre de Dios is a serious matter. The gaze is set on the communal reserve of indigenous peoples, a gaze that is pending the destruction of our … Read more

Guadalupe Patiachi TayoriName in Harakbut (pseudonym): KolitTitle: Resistencia de los Abuelos / Resistance of the EldersMedia: Paint on CanvasDimensions: 18” x 14” Brief description: Mining activity has brought consequences that have devastated our territory. This work shows the resistance of the Harakbut people through the wise men and women. Thanks to them the knowledge, language, … Read more

Artist: Anelice Cáceres PatiachiName in Harakbut (pseudonym): EwisuTitle: El Orígen de las Aves / The Origin of BirdsMedia: Paint on CanvasDimensions: 37” x 27” Brief description: When humanity was in chaos and the great fire broke out, the anämëi tree saved the Harakbut. It is thanks to the tree that humanity still exists. While it … Read more

Artist: Anelice Cáceres PatiachiName in Harakbut (pseudonym): EwisuTitle: El Oro es un Monstruo GiganteMedia: Paint on CanvasDimensions: 37” x 27” Brief description: Gold has a monstrous appearance that devours everything in its path including the Harakbut and other Amazonian peoples. This painting shows that illegal and informal mining activity deteriorates humanity. Above all, it affects … Read more

Artist: Hubert Tayori Takori Name in Harakbut (pseudonym): ApachitaTitle: Guardianes y Protectores del Bosque / Guardians and Protectors of the ForestMedia: Paint on CanvasDimensions: 37” x 27” Brief description: Protection, defense and spirituality from the territory. Cultural elements continue to give protection to the ancestral territory so that it does not become fragmented.

Artist: Hubert Tayori Takori Name in Harakbut (pseudonym): ApachitaTitle: Así son mis Visiones Ahora en mi Territorio / These are the Visions of my Territory NowMedia: Paint on CanvasDimensions: 27” x 37” Brief description: Formerly the Harakbut man is a visionary, through dreams he observes the present and the future; from his territory the dreamer … Read more