À Tarapoto, un Manati
Marcos Ávila Forero
Galerie Dohyang Lee, Paris
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- Título
- À Tarapoto, un Manati
- Galería
- Galerie Dohyang Lee, Paris
- Año
- 2011
- Duración
- 18 min
- Formato
3 channel installation, HD video, volour, sound Edition 3/5 +2 AP
Puerto Nariño, is a municipality located on the shore of the Amazon River, at the crossroad of the Colombian, the Peruvian and the Brazilian borders. There I met families of the Cocama community who told me the story of the Manati, a sacred and almost extinct animal living in the freshwater habitats of the AmazonBasin. I draw my inspiration from those stories that the young generation tend to forget about, to revive them in this new social context. Following the indications of an old sculptor, we carved the shape of this sacred animal in wood. I then asked a young taïta – a person initiated into the magical rituals – to travel along the river to the Tarapoto’s lake on its back. There he left it adrift along the currents.
- Premio Mención de Honor Loop Fair 2014
Marcos Ávila Forero
- Artist
1983, Paris
The works by Marcos Ávila Forero submerge the audience in the complex and often violent political and social situations they present. Ávila Forero has participated in screenings at Centre Georges Pompidou, in Paris; as well as the 43 Salón Nacional de Artistas — Museo de Arte Moderno in Colombia. His works can be found in numerous institutions and private collections such as the Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain in Aquitaine, Bordeaux and the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Paris. He has also received the Découverte des Amis du Palais de Tokyo award, and was the recipient of the Hermès grant. In 2014 he won the best video-installation prize at LOOP Art Fair. This year, he will participate in the Venice Biennale’s main exhibition, Viva Arte Viva, curated by Christine Macel.
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