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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.

Deforestation can raise local temperatures by up to 4.5℃ – and heat untouched areas 6km away — Palm Oil Detectives

Sally Thompson, The University of Western Australia; Débora Corrêa, The University of Western Australia; John Duncan, The University of Western Australia, and Octavia Crompton, Duke University Forests directly cool the planet, like natural evaporative air conditioners. So what happens when … Continue reading →

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L’etnocidio dei popoli indigeni sta accadendo in Nord America E in Sud America ORA!

« Vogliono che abbandoniamo un’altra parte della nostra terra tribale. Questa non è la prima volta né l’ultima volta. Rivendicano questa nostra madre, la Terra, per uso personale, e chiudono lontano da lei i loro vicini, e la degradano con i … Continue reading →

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A planejada exploração de terras indígenas aumenta o risco de novas pandemias:1 – O Projeto Millenium — Ecoamazônia

Uma nova cadeia produtiva de alimentos comerciais está surgindo que visa maximizar os lucros em detrimento do meio ambiente e das comunidades tradicionais da região amazônica. Além disso, a combinação do impacto ambiental com a criação de animais confinados (incluindo … Continue reading →

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As Countries Miss Targets, Deforestation Impact Underestimated, Says New Research – Green Queen Media

As Countries Miss Targets, Deforestation Impact Underestimated, Says New Research – Green Queen Media https://ift.tt/NF3CqOZ As Countries Miss Targets, Deforestation Impact Underestimated, Says New Research  Green Queen Media Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/uexjyAX As Countries Miss Targets, Deforestation Impact Underestimated, … Continue reading →

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¡El Etnocidio de los Pueblos Indígenas está sucediendo en América del Norte Y América del Sur AHORA!

« Quieren que abandonemos otra parte de nuestra tierra tribal. Esta no es la primera ni la última vez. Ellos reclaman a esta madre nuestra, la Tierra, para su propio uso, y encerran a sus vecinos lejos de ella, y la … Continue reading →

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Protect the defenders of the planet, UN rights chief says!

Protect the defenders of the planet, UN rights chief says! https://ift.tt/CLscx6h Protect the defenders of the planet, UN rights chief says  Saudi Gazette Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/dfM8Ex1 Protect the defenders of the planet, UN rights chief says – Saudi … Continue reading →

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Destruição da natureza pelos humanos é suicida, alerta ONU — Existe Guarani em São Paulo — Tiny Life

Através das mudanças climáticas, da perda da biodiversidade e da poluição, os humanos estão destruindo a Terra e tornando-a um planeta cada vez mais inabitável, afirma um relatório das Nações Unidas divulgado na data 18/02/2021. Jornal Grande Bahia Diferente de … Continue reading →

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O Etnocídio dos Povos Indígenas está acontecendo na América do Norte E na América do Sul AGORA! 

« Eles querem que abandonemos outra parte de nossa terra tribal. Esta não é a primeira vez nem a última vez. Eles reivindicam esta nossa mãe, a Terra, para seu próprio uso, e isolam seus vizinhos dela, e a degradam com … Continue reading →

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Canadá pagará 31.500 millones de dólares para compensar a niños indígenas separados de sus familias — Unión Mundo

Una mitad de la suma está destinada a los menores indígenas que fueron puestos bajo custodia estatal, y con la otra, el Gobierno prevé reformar el sistema de bienestar infantil. El Gobierno canadiense anunció este martes haber acordado pagar casi 31.500 millones … Continue reading →

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The Story Behind The Gruesome Wounded Knee Massacre, December 29, 1890 — Yesterday Today

The Wounded Knee Massacre was one of the most notorious episodes of violence by the United States government against Native Americans. American soldiers dumped the Sioux dead into a mass grave after Wounded Knee. While most people know about the … Continue reading →

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