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About Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

I'm a French artist living near Paris. From 1968 to 1973 I studied at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, then at the San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco, California, for my BFA. My work for many decades has been informed and inspired by time spent with indigenous communities. Various study trips devoted to the exploration of techniques and natural pigments took me originally to the Dogon of Mali, West Africa, and subsequently to Yanomami communities in Venezuela and Brazil. Over many years, during the winters, I studied the techniques of traditional Bogolan painting. Hand woven fabric is dyed with boiled bark from the Wolo tree or crushed leaves from other trees, then painted with mud from the Niger river which oxidizes in contact with the dye. Through the Dogon and the Yanomami, my interest in the multiplicity of techniques and supports for aesthetic expression influenced my artistic practice. The voyages to the Amazon Rainforest have informed several series of paintings created while living among the Yanomami. The support used is roughly woven canvas prepared with acrylic medium then textured with a mixture of sand from the river bank and lava. This supple canvas is then rolled and transported on expeditions into the forest. They are then painted using a mixture of acrylic colors and Achiote and Genipap, the vegetal pigments used by the Yanomami for their ritual body paintings and on practical and shamanic implements. My concern for the ongoing devastation of the Amazon Rainforest has inspired my films and installation projects. Since 2005, I've created a perfomance and film project - Fire Sculpture - to bring urgent attention to Rainforest issues. To protest against the continuing destruction, I've publicly set fire to my totemic sculptures. These burning sculptures symbolize the degradation of nature and the annihilation of indigenous cultures that depend on the forest for their survival.

« Non vogliamo strappare oro e minerali dalla terra né far cadere su di noi i loro fumi epidemici. Vogliamo solo che il cielo sia limpido in modo da poter vedere le stelle dopo il tramonto. »

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Noi gente della foresta abbiamo solo piacere nell’evocazione di uomini generosi. Questo è il motivo per cui possediamo poche cose e ne siamo soddisfatti. Ma i bianchi sono altre persone rispetto a noi. La loro merce non è così preziosa … Continue reading →

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Study shows impacts of deforestation and forest burning on biodiversity in the Amazon – Phys.org

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Study shows impacts of deforestation and forest burning on biodiversity in the Amazon – Phys.org https://ift.tt/3zwjYYN Study shows impacts of deforestation and forest burning on biodiversity in the Amazon  Phys.org Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2tI2HiE Study shows impacts of deforestation … Continue reading →

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« No queremos arrancar el oro y los minerales de la tierra ni hacer que sus emanaciones epidémicas vuelvan a caer sobre nosotros. Solo queremos que el cielo esté despejado para que podamos ver las estrellas cuando caiga la noche. »

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Nosotros, la gente de la selva, estamos felices de evocar hombres generosos. Por eso tenemos pocas cosas y estamos satisfechos con ellas. Pero los blancos son personas distintas a nosotros. Su mercancía no es tan valiosa como se dice. … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s threatened species impacted by fires – Now Worse in 2024! – Borneo Bulletin Online — Tiny Life

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Amazon’s threatened species impacted by fires – Borneo Bulletin Online – Borneo Bulletin Online https://ift.tt/3l7XPKg Amazon’s threatened species impacted by fires – Borneo Bulletin Online  Borneo Bulletin Online Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2tI2HiE Amazon’s threatened species impacted by fires – … Continue reading →

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« Não queremos arrancar o ouro e os minerais da terra ou fazer com que suas emanações epidêmicas caiam sobre nós. Queremos apenas que o céu esteja claro para que possamos ver as estrelas ao cair da noite. »

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Nós, povos da floresta, temos prazer em evocar homens generosos. É por isso que temos poucas coisas e estamos satisfeitos com elas. Mas os brancos são outras pessoas além de nós. Sua mercadoria não é tão valiosa quanto se diz. … Continue reading →

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Perú: Contaminación minera afecta a comunidades Indígenas  — Indigenous News of the World (INW)

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Habitantes de las comunidades indígenas del Pueblo K’ana en la provincia de Espinar, región Cusco tienen altos niveles de metales y sustancias tóxicas en su cuerpo y el Estado peruano está fallando en su obligación de garantizarles el derecho a … Continue reading →

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« Nous ne voulons pas arracher l’or et les minéraux de la terre ni faire retomber sur nous leurs fumées épidémiques. Nous voulons juste que le ciel soit clair pour que nous puissions voir les étoiles à la tombée de la nuit. »

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Nous, gens de la forêt, n’avons de plaisir qu’à évoquer des hommes généreux. C’est pourquoi nous possédons peu de choses et nous en sommes satisfaits. Mais les Blancs sont d’autres personnes que nous. Leur marchandise n’est pas aussi précieuse … Continue reading →

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Soluções reais, e não ao ‘Zero líquido’: uma Chamada Global para Ação Climática!

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Governos do mundo e instituições internacionais líderes reunidos na COP 26 em Glasgow.  Já passou da hora de se comprometer, aqui e agora, com o Real Zero, através de reduções reais e soluções reais, de forma rápida e permanente. Não … Continue reading →

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« We do not want to tear gold and minerals out of the earth nor make their epidemic fumes fall back on us. We just want the sky to be clear so that we can see the stars when night falls. »

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« We people of the forest only have pleasure in the evocation of generous men. This is why we possess few things, and we are satisfied with that. But the white people are other people than us. Their merchandise is also … Continue reading →

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‘Human progress’ is no excuse to destroy nature. A push to make ‘ecocide’ a global crime must recognise this fundamental truth! – UNSW Newsroom

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Human progress is no excuse to destroy nature. A push to make ‘ecocide’ a global crime must recognise this fundamental truth – UNSW Newsroom https://ift.tt/3t4E0Hn Human progress is no excuse to destroy nature. A push to make ‘ecocide’ a global … Continue reading →

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