When Arms Become Wings

A sound journey
As part of the Soirées Nomades at the Fondation Cartier for Contemporary Art
In a dialogue with the exhibition Claudia Andujar, The Yanomami Struggle

Thursday, September 3, 2020

The Brazilian director Christiane Jatahy enjoys blurring the boundaries between reality and fiction. For this Soirée Nomade, she creates a sound journey inspired by The Falling Sky: Words of a Yanomami Shaman, a seminal work by Davi Kopenawa, spokesperson for the Yanomami of Brazil, and anthropologist Bruce Albert. Equipped with headphones, the audience wanders through the exhibition Claudia Andujar, The Yanomami Struggle. A soundtrack, composed of readings from the book, a soundscape and some simple instructions, guides the audience through the exhibition rooms, creating an invisible performance that culminates in a live event in the garden. Put on your headphones and let yourself be guided!

Sound Journey with audioguide in the exhibition

Dramaturgy: Christiane Jatahy and Thomas Walgrave, with excerpts from The Falling Sky: Words of a Yanomami Shaman by Davi Kopenawa and Bruce Albert (Plon, Paris, 2010)
Voice Narration: Felipe Rocha
Sound Design and Musical Performance: Domenico Lancellotti
Chants in the Musical Performance: Hunikuin Ibã
Yanomami Chants: Reahu He A, Cantos da festa Yanomami produced by Davi Kopenawa Yanomami and Marcos Wesley de Oliveira
Forest Sound Recording: Yan Saldanha
Production Coordination: Henrique Mariano

Production Fondation Cartier pour l’art Contemporain, Paris