Ernesto Neto and the Huni Kuin: Aru Kuxipa Sacred Secret

Berlin, Germany: Thyssen-Bornemisza / Sternberg Press, 2016. Softcover. VG (creasing to spine top. rubbing to corners & edges. lower textblock as small indentation w/ approx 30 pgs have crimp/crease & rubbing to lower pgs edges). septia-toned pictorial wraps w/ white printing; swiss-bound. 206 pgs, color illustrated. "The exhibition "Aru Kuxipa" was conceived by Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto as a personal tribute to the Huni Kuin. Held at TBA21 – Augarten, the show was a vibrant demonstration of ancestral futures, a term that unpacks potentials for creating a future that is also deeply rooted in cultures of tradition. Through multiple exchanges between members of thirty-two Huni Kuin communities in Brazil, this publication brings together threads from anthropology, art, and science that are interwoven, like the movement of a serpent, with essay contributions, oral histories, drawings, and traditional song. Together, they outline the way unique kinships produced within an indigenous cosmo-vision can shape our present moment."--Amazon.