This coming Friday, December 22, 2017, we are opening a small exhibition of the work of the Bolivian collective Grupo Ukamau, dedicated to the restitution of the memory of the Andean indigenous peoples, mainly Quechua and Aymara, through cinematographic practice.
The work of Grupo Ukamau is characterized by recovering the history of the Bolivian indigenous majorities, crushed by the dominant Creole culture and by centuries of colonization, and by doing so, also, with narrative tools that respond to the Andean worldview and its “internal rhythms.” In this way, the work of this collective is not only an archaeological exercise, but also aspires to collectively build the present and the future of indigenous identity through new representation devices.
The exhibition will also include materials made within the framework of the Bomba History Workshop, an open space for weekly meetings in which former residents of this neighborhood share, reflect on, and re-signify their experiences about the informal city. The Workshop is part of the CICdB-Interpretation Center of the City from the Barraca project.
On Friday we are opening this small exhibition that will feature the screening of the short film Revolution, made by Jorge Sanjinés, promoter of Grupo Ukamau, in 1963.
