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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.

COP-26: I diritti fondiari degli indigeni devono essere rispettati ora per aiutare a mitigare il cambiamento climatico! 

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« I popoli indigeni sono in prima linea nell’emergenza climatica e noi dobbiamo essere al centro delle decisioni che si prendono qui. Abbiamo idee per posticipare la fine del mondo. » Txai Suruí, attivista indigeno brasiliano di 24 anni Txai Suruí ha … Continue reading →

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Autoconvocação para a Assembleia Mundial sobre a Amazônia e a Crise Climática — Asamblea Mundial por la Amazonía

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Não há solução para a crise climática sem a Amazônia. A Amazônia está à beira do colapso, devido às atividades predatórias de corporações agropecuárias, monoculturas, plantio de sementes transgênicas, agrocombustíveis, mineração legal e ilegal, extração e derramamento de petróleo, biopirataria … Continue reading →

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COP26: Why many are sceptical of politicians’ $19 billion pledge to save the Amazon – Open Democracy —

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

COP26: Why many are sceptical of politicians’ $19bn pledge to save the Amazon – Open Democracy https://ift.tt/3wqB2P6 COP26: Why many are sceptical of politicians’ $19bn pledge to save the Amazon  Open Democracy Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/2tI2HiE COP26: Why many … Continue reading →

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COP-26: ¡Los derechos a la tierra de los indígenas deben ser respetados ahora para ayudar a mitigar el cambio climático! 

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Los pueblos indígenas están a la vanguardia de la emergencia climática y nosotros debemos estar en el centro de las decisiones que se toman aquí. Tenemos ideas para retrasar el fin del mundo. » Txai Suruí, 24, activista indígena brasileña … Continue reading →

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COP26 headlines: 7/11/21 — DRILL OR DROP?

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

A counter conference started in Glasgow today to gave a voice to indigenous peoples and the most marginalised by climate change. There were also marches and demonstrations on what was planned as a rest day for COP26. Friends of the … Continue reading →

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Cop26, Boris and Scotty’s cop-out, just a lot of hot air in the end? — Urban Wronski Writes

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

“Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and … Continue reading →

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COP-26: Os direitos às terras indígenas devem ser respeitados agora para ajudar a mitigar as mudanças climáticas! 

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Os povos indígenas estão na linha de frente da emergência climática e devemos estar no centro das decisões que são tomadas aqui. Temos ideias para adiar o fim do mundo. » Txai Suruí, 24 anos, ativista indígena brasileiro Txai Suruí acrescentou … Continue reading →

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Why tackling deforestation is so important for slowing climate change —

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

Humanity injects an almost incomprehensible 42 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere every year. The majority of this comes from burning fossil fuels, but a substantial portion, about 16%, arises from how we use the land. Most … Continue reading →

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Our diary from the first week at COP26 — The Human Exploring Society

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

We have been in Glasgow catching the real news and statements from the Summit and attending the various events in the streets.It has been an intense week, filled with an energy and vibration like no other, from the international activists … Continue reading →

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COP-26: Les droits fonciers autochtones doivent être respectés maintenant afin d’aider à atténuer le changement climatique ! 

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

« Les peuples autochtones sont en première ligne de l’urgence climatique et nous devons être au centre des décisions qui se prennent ici. Nous avons des idées pour reporter la fin du monde. » Txai Suruí, activiste indigène brésilien de 24 … Continue reading →

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