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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.

La Terra e le popolazioni Indigene stanno morendo per la nostra ossessione per l’oro! Per favori, Scegli il diritto alla vita rispetto ai profitti in oro e vanità!

foto: Barrick Gold Corporation L’oro è una reliquia coloniale che dobbiamo riconoscere con urgenza come essenzialmente priva di valore: la deforestazione, l’inquinamento e gli impatti catastrofici sull’acqua, sulla fauna selvatica e sulle comunità indigene sono principalmente per gioielli e prodotti … Continue reading

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Monkey minds: what we can learn from primate personality — Palm Oil Detectives

Carla Litchfield, University of South Australia Every human is different. Some are outgoing, while others are reserved and shy. Some are focused and diligent, while others are haphazard and unfussed. Some people are curious, others avoid novelty and enjoy their … Continue reading

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¡La Tierra y los pueblos Indigenas se están muriendo por nuestra obsesión por el oro! Por favor, ¡Elige el derecho a la vida sobre las ganancias del oro y vanidad!

foto: Barrick Gold Corporation El oro es una reliquia colonial que debemos reconocer urgentemente como esencialmente sin valor: la deforestación, la contaminación y los impactos catastróficos en el agua, la vida silvestre y las comunidades indígenas son en su mayoría … Continue reading

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PalmWatch: A Tool to Hold Palm Oil Greenwashers to Account! – Palm Oil Detectives

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A Terra e os povos Indígenas estão morrendo por nossa obsessão pelo ouro! Por favor, Escolha o direito à vida sobre os lucros do ouro e vaidade!

foto: Barrick Gold Corporation O ouro é uma relíquia colonial que devemos reconhecer com urgência como essencialmente sem valor – desmatamento, poluição e impactos catastróficos na água, na vida selvagem e nas comunidades indígenas são principalmente para joias e produtos … Continue reading

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Comforting Thought: Mitákuye Oyás — Content Catnip

“The phase Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ comes from the Lakota language and was part of the language of resistance used in the Standing Rock demonstration. Translated to English it roughly means ‘All my relations.’ “During prayers and meetings at Standing Rock, the … Continue reading

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La Terre et les peuples autochtones meurent pour notre obsession de l’or ! S’il vous plaît, Choisissez le droit à la vie plutôt que les profits sur l’or et la vanité ! 

photo : Barrick Gold Corporation L’or est une relique coloniale que nous devons de toute urgence reconnaître comme essentiellement sans valeur – la déforestation, la pollution et les impacts catastrophiques sur l’eau, la faune et les communautés autochtones sont principalement … Continue reading

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Corrupción en todos los niveles: quién se beneficia de la destrucción de la Amazonía peruana — InterMedia Press

Desde el desarrollo agrícola sin ningún control hasta el tráfico de vida silvestre, la corrupción engrasa los ejes de todos los delitos ambientales en la Amazonía peruana. Burócratas, fuerzas de seguridad, fiscales, reguladores y políticos regionales actúan como facilitadores para … Continue reading

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The Earth and Indigenous peoples are dying for our Gold Obsession! Please Choose the Right to Life over Gold Profits and Vanity!

photo: Barrick Gold Corporation Gold is a colonial relic that we urgently need to recognize as essentially worthless – the deforestation, pollution and catastrophic impacts on water, wildlife and Indigenous communities is mainly for futile and superficial jewelry and financial … Continue reading

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Como o desmatamento e as mudanças climáticas transformam a Floresta Amazônica em fonte de carbono para a atmosfera!

Os países amazônicos são privilegiados ambientalmente e devem utilizar esta vantagem para desenvolverem-se de forma sustentável e contribuírem com a transição global para uma sociedade em que os componentes ambientais, sociais e econômicos sejam equilibrados Colniza, MT, Brasil: Área degradada … Continue reading

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