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Besɨro Yes

Besɨro Yes is an artistic project that condenses the research carried out between 2018 and 2019 in San Javier, the first Jesuit mission in Bolivia, addressing the Chiquitana language, currently in danger of extinction, in the context of the pre-Columbian ritual of the Yarituses (declared cultural and cultural heritage). immaterial) and transformation throughout history influenced by transculturation.

It is a collaborative work that seeks through painting, video, audio documentary and augmented reality to immerse ourselves in the ancestral knowledge of the indigenous cultures that inhabited the Chiquitania (transition zone between the Chaco and the Amazon) to better understand the dynamics of culture. and the invisible dominations that take place throughout history up to the present.

Besɨro Yes is a sensory experience that invites you to reflect on today's society and cultural globalization that has shaped the way of doing, thinking, and interacting. It is an invitation to look inward to ask ourselves where we come from and where we are going to look at modernity with identity.

Rabeca Cultural, Campinas SP, Brazil (2021)

Art Gallery Hotel Los Tajibos, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (2021)

German Busch Museum, San Javier, Bolivia (Permanent)

TO SEE AUGMENTED REALITY

1. Scan the QR

2. Point to the image

3. Touch on the screen to activate the sound

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Nupayare / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 146x206 cm / 2021

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Takananene / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 90x146 cm / 2021

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Yakibarúx / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 146x90 cm / 2021

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Piyo / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 90x146 cm / 2021

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Iyai Jesus Christ / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 110x120 cm / 2021

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Long live Chiquitani  / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 90x146 cm / 2021

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Tabano  / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 90x146 cm / 2021

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Mapunutúx  / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 90x146 cm / 2021

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Master Musician / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 146x206 cm / 2021

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Iba Señora San Pedro / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 146x90 cm / 2021

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Posoka / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 146x90 cm / 2021

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Nominanti / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 90x146 cm / 2021

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Aukipáe / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 96x126 cm / 2021

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Sirimana Piexta / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 146x90 cm / 2021

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Yaritux 1 / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 130x130  cm / 2021

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Yaritux 2 / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 130x130 cm / 2021

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Sirimana Piexta 2 / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 90x146 cm / 2021

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I am Pokununka / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 146x206 cm / 2021

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Church 1 / acrylic on canvas with augmented reality / 40x120 cm / 2021

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The short film "The ritual", emphasizes the sacredness of the elements of the ritual clothing, the meaning of fire and the worldview of the Piñocas tribe and transculturation with the indoctrination of the Jesuit missionaries.

"Reminiscence", an audio documentary that  narrates the memories of a people, based on the desire to recover the songs and history of an indigenous language and a ritual of pre-Columbian origin.

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