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another. They coexist, blur into one another, create friction against one another, hear one another out. Alongside the artworks that make up the exhibition stand the voices that guide us, whether as narrators, witnesses, or instigators of new questions.
The curators, all from different Amazonian territories, are more than art mediators; they are guardians of their cultures, histories, and worldviews. They invite us to look beyond stereotypes of the Amazon, listen to its deeper tones, connect ourselves with its subtler layers. Each curator carries with themselves an approach to the territory, translating their experiences into a curatorial practice that reflects the specifics of their region and thus contributing to a dialogue with the whole. Their artistic choices are not random; they answer to particular flows, technologies, poetics, intellects— to what is urgent today.
Very much like Amazonia, the exhibition is not self-contained. It is a space of openness, interconnection, and meeting. Each work
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