Beautiful high-quality print exclusively produced to accompany the brand new exhibition Santiago Yahuarcani: The Beginning of Knowledge at the Whitworth - as part of Manchester International Festival.
Full bleed onto hemp paper with hand-torn edges. Printed onto quality paper stocks by King&McGaw, leading experts in fine art print publishing, based in Sussex.
- 30 x 43.2cm
- Arrives packaged in a tube
The Beginning of Knowledge is the first international solo exhibition of works by Santiago Yahuarcani – artist, Indigenous activist and leader of the Aimeni (White Heron) clan of the Uitoto people.
Yahuarcani’s paintings are rooted in the history of the Uitoto Nation, the memories of his ancestors, and the ecosystem of the Amazon rainforest. From portrayals of Uitoto origin stories to memories of the enslavement of the Uitoto people during the Putumayo genocide (1879-1912), the works honour and preserve intergenerational knowledge and invite us to consider how Indigenous knowledge can shape a more just and interconnected future.
Santiago Yahuarcani, Sin título (Untitled) 2021, natural dyes and acrylic on llanchama, 60 x 87 cm. © Santiago Yahuarcani. Photo: Katherine Fiedler. Courtesy CRISIS Gallery Lima-Madrid.
