'El Clan del Pihuayo' (2025), by Rember Yahuarcani. REMBER YAHUARCANI/JOSH LILLEY GALLERY, LONDRES
In Paris, the Musée du quai Branly opened its exhibition "Amazônia: Indigenous Creations and Futures," at the end of September, featuring several Indigenous Peruvian artists, including the father-and-son duo Yahuarcani.
Rember Yahuarcani, the son, presented three of his works for the occasion on massive murals set against a black background, crowded with multiple figures and imaginary animals – a burst of poetic and political creation. "They represent nature under attack, the violence of colonization, but also the invisible realms of myths," he explained. Of Huitoto origin, he noted that art is an integral part of the world of this ethnic group from the Peruvian Amazon, one of 51 such groups in the region. Rember also recently opened an exhibition in a London gallery, and his projects appear unstoppable.
With exuberant depictions of nature, abundant allegories, vibrant and intense colors and works drawing on Indigenous mythology, contemporary Amazonian art is an expression of a rich and complex geographic and cultural space. This art is now appearing in all its forms – from paintings and sculptures to ceramics and textiles – in museums and galleries worldwide.
