Exhibition "Party in the Sky - Mirĩ'kʉã ʉmʉhsé'pʉ Bahsa'rã", by Daiara Tukano

O Banco do Brasil Cultural Center Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH) presents Party in Heaven – Mirĩ'kʉã ʉmʉhsé'pʉ Bahsa'rã, a new installation by the indigenous artist, curator and activist Daiara TukanoThe artwork occupies the courtyard of the cultural center with an arch composed of more than 100 birds, mostly macaws, created as a tribute to ancestral wisdom, the preservation of the forest, and the role of birds as intermediaries between spiritual dimensions.

The work is structured like a large mobile, in which the birds appear in four distinct positions, suggesting continuous movement. Made of translucent material and ornamented with hori designs in various shades, the pieces project colors into the space both under sunlight and at night, when they receive special lighting. More than a sculptural ensemble, the installation aims to function as a portal to the indigenous worldview.

In the creation narratives of the Yepá Mahsã Tukano people, before the multiplication of humanity, the Amõ Numiã, the first women, gave birth to the birds, which emerged singing, flying, and spreading colors throughout the world. Enchanted by this birth, men and animals began to sing in the forest, each in their own language, and to have visions, colorful visions that originated their paintings and drawings. Thus arose the diversity of peoples and perceptions that made human expansion possible. Since then, the birds have been a feast in the sky, carrying messages and dreams in their songs and flights.

“'Party in the Sky' is a large mobile of acrylic birds, macaws and other small birds flying with their wings open, drawn with Hori, which are our Ye'pá Mahsã people's graphic designs. It is a work that tells the story of the creation of birds, the emergence of colors, designs, art, languages, beauty, memory and dreams. These are graphic designs that we use on our pots, our baskets and our body paintings, and that are part of our culture. The birds are transparent and have iridescent, rainbow-like reflections, projecting their illuminated shadows onto the ground. They are transparent, just as our dreams, our thoughts and our feelings are transparent,” explains Daiara Tukano.

By bringing this Amazonian symbol to a central city space like the CCBB BH, the artist reinforces the urgency of caring for the forest, understood by many peoples as a living organism whose imbalance manifests profound spiritual crises.

With artistic direction and curation by Juliana Flores and architecture by Camila Schmidt, the installation is part of the CCBB BH's end-of-year activities, strengthening the museum's relationship with the public that circulates daily through the Circuito Liberdade.

According to the cultural center's general manager, Gislane Tanaka, “Festa no Céu (Party in the Sky) was born in dialogue with the traditional end-of-year lighting of Praça da Liberdade (Liberty Square), and reveals the diversity of visions that indigenous peoples hold as wisdom, opening space for a sensitive encounter with their worldviews. In this journey between light, art, and ancestry, CCBB BH reaffirms its commitment to bringing people ever closer to culture.”

Service
Exhibition | Party in Heaven – Mirĩ'kʉã ʉmʉhsé'pʉ Bahsa'rã
From November 28th to February 28th
Wednesday to Monday, from 10:22 to XNUMX:XNUMX