Fotomuseum Winterthur | Events | Saturday, 20.11.2021, 11:00–13:00
Tour and Talk: Myths, Dreams and Struggle in Claudia Andujar’s Photographs
Claudia Andujar, The shaman and tuxaua João blow the yãkoana hallucinogen, Catrimani, Roraima State, Brazil, 1974 © Claudia Andujar
This event looks at Claudia Andujar's photographs in the context of the book The Falling Sky by Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa and ethnologist Bruce Albert. The event is divided into two parts: In the first part, the participants will take a closer look at Claudia Andujar's images on a guided tour through the exhibition. In the second part, Eduardo Jorge de Oliveira, assistant professor of Brazilian studies, together with Laura Falletta and Torsten Jenkel of the University of Zurich, will present stories of the Yanomami, in which myths, dreams and the struggle against the destruction of the Amazon rain forest blend together.
The event is aimed at visitors who want to delve into the culture of the Yanomami and learn more about their current situation. No prior knowledge of the exhibition or the book is required. The event takes place in German.
Subject to change due to the current situation.
Admission: free
Please register here.
This event takes place in the framework of the exhibition Claudia Andujar – The Yanomami Struggle. For five decades, photographer Claudia Andujar (b. 1931) has dedicated her life and work to the Indigenous Yanomami communities in the Amazon region of Northern Brazil. In the late 1970s, when the community found itself subjected to severe external threats, the Swiss-born photographer, who is based in São Paulo, began fighting for the Yanomami’s rights. Today, Andujar’s activist efforts are as relevant as ever – as is illustrated by current events, such as the ongoing deforestation and environmental destruction caused by mining and ranching, human rights violations in the region or the spread of malaria and COVID-19.
Supported by: Latin American Center Zurich
The event is aimed at visitors who want to delve into the culture of the Yanomami and learn more about their current situation. No prior knowledge of the exhibition or the book is required. The event takes place in German.
Subject to change due to the current situation.
Admission: free
Please register here.
This event takes place in the framework of the exhibition Claudia Andujar – The Yanomami Struggle. For five decades, photographer Claudia Andujar (b. 1931) has dedicated her life and work to the Indigenous Yanomami communities in the Amazon region of Northern Brazil. In the late 1970s, when the community found itself subjected to severe external threats, the Swiss-born photographer, who is based in São Paulo, began fighting for the Yanomami’s rights. Today, Andujar’s activist efforts are as relevant as ever – as is illustrated by current events, such as the ongoing deforestation and environmental destruction caused by mining and ranching, human rights violations in the region or the spread of malaria and COVID-19.
Supported by: Latin American Center Zurich