Here Lives the Origin

Rember Yahuarcani’s paintings are gestures of resistance, occupying both a ceremonial and political space.
In this exhibition, Yahuarcani proposes an intimate encounter with the spiritual force that remains alive within Indigenous cosmogonies. He transforms the exhibition space into a territory inhabited by his origins: a place where gods and ancestors are not distant memories but vibrant presences. The paintings become portals – songs and testaments – affirming that his origins continue to pulsate in the present.

Dreamlike and hallucinatory, Yahuarcani’s paintings of the sacred territory he grew up in are populated with
depictions of the myths and stories that were passed down to him by his ancestors. In this new body of work, the artist explores the theme of gods and captures the beating heart of Indigenous nations through a colourful cast of creatures and plants. Yahuarcani’s vast and dynamic scenes immerse the viewer through their powerful and mythological narratives.

Yahuarcani (b. 1985, Peru) is an artist, curator and activist who belongs to the Aimenɨ (White Heron) clan of the Uitoto Nation of northern Amazonia in Peru. His practice considers the interconnectivity between man, beast, landscape and spirit within Uitoto mythology, exploring and preserving Indigenous traditions, knowledge and spirituality.

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