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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.

¡Únase a nosotros para una semana de acción contra Barrick Gold! – hasta el domingo 16 de abril de 2023 – ¡De pie junto a las comunidades afectadas por la minería de oro “legal” en todo el mundo!

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Mientras Barrick Gold se prepara para su AGM el 2 de mayo, ¡me uno a las comunidades de primera línea en su semana de acción! ¡Las comunidades de todo el mundo tomarán medidas para mostrar cómo Barrick ignora sistemáticamente sus … Continue reading →

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A ‘biblioteca do ouro’, florestas que curam e outras histórias — SUMAÚMA

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Resumo em tópicos de algumas das principais reportagens sobre a Amazônia A ‘biblioteca do ouro’, florestas que curam e outras histórias — SUMAÚMA

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FAR-sighted conservation: Facing the inevitability of ongoing environmental change — The Applied Ecologist

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Chris Thomas and colleagues describe their latest Perspective article outlining a new framework – Facilitate-Accept-Resist (FAR) – that operationalizes conservation decision-making in a way that leads to greater adoption of positive biodiversity change. Conservation is in a bind. The biological … Continue reading →

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Junte-se a nós para uma semana de ação contra o Barrick Gold! – até domingo, 16 de abril de 2023 – Ao lado das comunidades afetadas pela mineração de ouro “legal” em todo o mundo!

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

foto: Barrick Gold Enquanto a Barrick Gold se prepara para sua AGM em 2 de maio, junto-me às comunidades da linha de frente em sua semana de ação! Comunidades ao redor do mundo vão agir para mostrar como a Barrick … Continue reading →

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Las sequías repentinas, cada vez más frecuentes y se prevé que se aceleren — Stigmatis News

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Las sequías repentinas, que se intensifican en cuestión de semanas, se han hecho más frecuentes desde finales de la década de 1950 en el 74 % de las 33 regiones del planeta y se prevé que se aceleren en un … Continue reading →

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Drivers of the Australian native pet trade: The role of species traits, socioeconomic attributes and regulatory systems — The Applied Ecologist

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

In their new study, Adam Toomes et al. discuss what are the drivers and problems of the exotic pet trade, and how we can make pet trade regulations more effective. Most people associate the word ‘pet’ with domesticated animals like … Continue reading →

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Rejoignez-nous pour une semaine d’action contre Barrick Gold ! – jusqu’au dimanche 16 avril 2023 – Aux côtés des communautés touchées par l’exploitation aurifère « légale » dans le monde !

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

“Va tuer pour l’or !”Société aurifère Barrick Alors que Barrick Gold se prépare pour son AGA le 2 mai, je rejoins les communautés de première ligne dans leur semaine d’action ! Les communautés du monde entier prendront des mesures pour montrer comment … Continue reading →

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Especialista aponta que mudança climática é um dos principais desafios deste século — Ecoamazônia

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

André Ferretti foi o entrevistado do Tarde Nacional – Amazônia no Dia Nacional de Conscientização sobre as Mudanças Climáticas No Dia Nacional de Conscientização sobre as Mudanças Climáticas, o Tarde Nacional – Amazônia conversou com André Ferretti, membro da Rede de Especialistas … Continue reading →

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The amazing ways plants defend themselves – Valentin Hammoudi — msamba

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-amazin… Plants are constantly under attack. They face threats ranging from microscopic fungi to small herbivores like caterpillars, up to large herbivores like elephants. But plants are ready, with a whole series of internal and external defenses … Continue reading →

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Please Join us for a Week of Action against Barrick Gold! – through Sunday April 16 – Stand with communities affected by « legal » Gold mining around the world! 

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

As Barrick Gold prepares for its AGM on May 2nd, I’m joining frontline communities in their Week of Action! Communities around the world will be taking action to show how Barrick Gold systemically ignores their concerns about the violence of … Continue reading →

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