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birth of amaru negro (al lado del camino) (2019)

site specific performance with assemblages of decolonial brujerías. final thesis project, Integrated Media BFA OCAD University.

birth of amaru negro (al lado del camino) is a ritual for radical healing, rebirth, and the embodiment of multiple selves. surrounded by the high art institutions (OCADU + AGO), performing energetic exchanges with the trees, strong winds, non-human beings, and human witnesses too. reclaiming feeling and releasing fears. exploring narratives of pain and journeys to bodily autonomy, singing Fito Paez’s song “al lado del camino”.
lwrds performance art, birth of amaru negro, singing "al lado del camino", ritual arboreal final thesis site specific performance, OCADU Integrated Media

performance documentation, site-specific arboreal ritual 

lwrds performance art, birth of amaru negro, OCADU Integrated Media

performance documentation, site-specific arboreal ritual

lwrds performance art, birth of amaru negro, OCADU Integrated Media

performance documentation, site-specific arboreal ritual, with sculptural objects in the trees

lwrds performance art, birth of amaru negro, with ink clit sheet, OCADU Integrated Media

performance documentation, with clit sheet

lwrds performance art, birth of amaru negro, wrapping ink clit sheet on tree, OCADU Integrated Media

performance documentation, hanging clit sheet 

lwrds performance art, birth of amaru negro, kissing tree covered in fabric with ink, OCADU Integrated Media final thesis project

performance documentation, kissing tree, site-specific arboreal ritual

lwrds performance art, birth of amaru negro, wrapped in ink-covered fabric around tree, OCADU Integrated Media

performance documentation, site-specific arboreal ritual

lwrds performance art, birth of amaru negro, engaging with tulle wrapped on trees, OCADU Integrated Media

performance documentation, site-specific arboreal ritual, with black tulle sculpture in the foreground  

lwrds performance art, birth of amaru negro, engaging with tulle wrapped on trees, OCADU Integrated Media

performance documentation, unravelling “ball of pain”, black tulle sculptural object

lwrds performance art, birth of amaru negro, with tulle khipu and branches, OCADU Integrated Media

performance documentation, singing “al lado del camino”, wearing tulle khipu and branches

lwrds performance art, birth of amaru negro, with tulle khipu and branches, OCADU Integrated Media

performance documentation, singing “al lado del camino”, wearing tulle khipu and branches

lwrds performance art, birth of amaru negro, singing with tulle khipu and branches, OCADU Integrated Media

performance documentation, singing “al lado del camino”, wearing tulle khipu and branches

photos by Juan Sebastían

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