Joseca Yanomami is a visual artist born in 1971 on the Uxi u River and lives in the Watoriki community of the Yanomami Indigenous Land in Amazonas. He has participated in exhibitions at the Cartier Foundation in Paris, Shanghai and Lille, the Tomie Ohtake Institute and the Museum of Modern Art in São Paulo, the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, and the Wellcome Foundation in London. His drawings feature characters, scenes and landscapes from the Yanomami universe, many of them accompanied by descriptions originally written in Yanomami by the artist, which account for the many cosmological dimensions present in his visual narrative.
Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami
Joseca was born in the 1970s, in the Demini region, Yanomami Indigenous Land, and began drawing and carving remarkable animals in wood in the early 2000s. Before that, he had been the first language scholar and teacher of the Watorikɨ community, in the early 1990s and also the first Yanomami to work in the health sector. Since 2003, the artist's works have been exhibited in important art institutions and help to strengthen the Yanomami struggle and disseminate indigenous knowledge to Brazil and the world.
In-person activity for teachers, educators, researchers, students and artists, open to the public. Limited spaces. Registration 30 minutes in advance with MAM Educativo at the MAC USP reception. For sign language interpreters or audio description, request by email educativo@mam.org.br up to 48 hours in advance. To issue a certificate, request by email educativo@mam.org.br after the activity, with proof of registration attached.
This activity is part of the Contacts with Art Program + 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art: A Thousand Degrees
