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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.

What Can Indigenous Worldviews Bring to Space Exploration? As It Turns Out, a Lot! — Mother Jones

This story was originally published by Undark and is republished here as part of the Climate Desk partnership. In his 1962 Moon speech, then-President John F. 1,639 more words What Can Indigenous Worldviews Bring to Space Exploration? As It Turns Out, a Lot. — Mother … Continue reading →

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« Les Yanomami pensent et parlent avec l’âme de la terre, des rivières, des montagnes, de la lune, des étoiles et du soleil. » 

Ce mois-ci, les Yanomami célébreront le 30e anniversaire de la démarcation de leur territoire, un événement marquant dans la lutte pour les droits des peuples autochtones. Leurs terres sont protégées en théorie mais pas en fait… Le président brésilien Bolsonaro … Continue reading →

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Ambiente é o Meio #38: Povos indígenas vivem momento crucial, afirma indigenista — Ecoamazônia

Com direitos constitucionais, indígenas brasileiros ainda possuem cerca de 60% de seus territórios sem demarcação O podcast Ambiente é o Meio desta semana conversa com Aleandro Laurindo da Silva, indigenista e participante do Conselho Indigenista Missionário (Cimi), organismo vinculado à Conferência Nacional dos … Continue reading →

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New IPCC Report: Addressing Climate Change Is Now About Damage Control — Mother Jones

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Scientists have long warned that time is of the essence to stop emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. 1,006 more words New IPCC Report: Addressing Climate … Continue reading →

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« The Yanomami think and speak with the soul of the land, the rivers, the mountains, the moon, the stars and the sun. »

This month, the Yanomami will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the demarcation of their territory, a landmark in the struggle for Indigenous people’s rights. Their lands are protected in theory but not in fact…Brazil’s president Bolsonaro supports illegal gold miners … Continue reading →

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Em meio a um crescente genocídio indígena nas terras Yanomami, Davi Kopenawa é agraciado com título de Doutor Honoris Causa pela Unifesp

Título honorífico reconhece personalidades eminentes nacionais ou internacionais O Conselho Universitário da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Consu/Unifesp) aprovou hoje (11/5), por aclamação, a concessão do título de doutor honoris causa ao pensador e xamã Yanomami Davi Kopenawa. A Unifesp … Continue reading →

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The Amazon Rainforest May Be Reaching a Point of No Return! — Mother Jones

This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 2020, the Covid pandemic slowed down  1,488 more words The Amazon Rainforest May Be Reaching a Point of No Return — Mother Jones

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NON PERDERE questo magico film di 38 secondi: “L’amica a sorpresa del ragazzo Yanomami nella giungla”! – Si prega di essere amici anche delle popolazioni indigene e delle loro foreste – Si prega di boicottare TUTTI i prodotti della deforestazione!

Aiutare a proteggere foreste, fiumi, fauna selvatica e la vita degli Yanomami e di altri popoli indigeni boicottando TUTTI i prodotti della deforestazione; oro, olio di palma, legni esotici, soia, manzo, ecc. ! Ecco il film di 38 secondi del … Continue reading →

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Environmental Club Activities for Children! — FunWritings

When children join environmental clubs they get a chance to be a part of the great plans for the future! The post Environmental Club Activities for Children appeared first on FunWritings. Environmental Club Activities for Children — FunWritings

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Check Out These Strange Aquatic “Boings,” “Growls,” and “Chatter” — Mother Jones

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. From the “boing” of a minke whale to the “drum” of a red piranha, scientists are documenting more sounds in our world’s oceans, rivers and lakes … Continue reading →

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