A memory of our collective exhibitions created and conceived by the River Spirit.
June and July, 2024: Verti/Entes: The Rivers of Quito.
Room A, 1st floor of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, PUCE Cultural Center.
Collective art exhibition with works dedicated to the rivers of the city.
Curatorship: Mónica Aguilar V. and Sofía Luzuriaga Jaramillo.
Museography: Nathalie Molina Kiyota.
Curatorial concept, exhibition and graphic design, cultural management: Mónica Aguilar V. / Espíritu de Río.
Artists: Boloh Miranda and Isadora Romero, Byron Toledo, Camila Molestina, Camola Valarezo, Amaruna del Río Collective, Yama Collective, José Luis Macas, La Cabina de la Curiosidad, Lisa María Madera, Mónica Aguilar, Paula Barragán, Sara Palacios, boys and girls attending the Samayuio art workshops and the mingas for the rescue of the San Pedro River.
Civil groups: Fighting for the Ravines, Rescue of the San Pedro River, For the Machángara, Women for Water, Amaruna del Río, We are the Spirit of the River.
Parallel activities: Forums and guided tours, weaving “The River Loom”, Walk and reading of poems at Casa Machankara, film forum “The Life of a River”, closing ritual on the banks of the Machángara River.
Photos: Paula Calderón – PUCE Tec.
March, 2024: Collective exhibition “The River Loom”
At the Quito Botanical Garden, as part of the activities for the launch of the Minga Mundial Foundation.
With works by Camola Valarezo and the participants in the “Telar del Río” weaving workshops.
Photos: Paula Calderón – PUCE Tec.
November and December, 2023: Results of the first Samayuio children’s art workshop.
In Cumandá Urban Park Quito, first floor.
Exhibition of the works in chlorotypes, looms and musical instruments created by the attendees of the first edition of the Samayuio children’s art workshop. Groups from Quito and San José de Mashpi.
Cultural management, exhibition and graphic design: Mónica Aguilar V.