(Re) Born from Volcanos

Volcanoes are powerful transformers that change the planet: they destroy land, while at the same time eruptions create new land masses such as islands.

To understand the world beyond geopolitics via volcanic connections as cartography, the exhibition (Re) Born from Volcanos traces the cultural, political and spiritual practices associated with the recurring volcanic cycles of birth, existence, destruction and restoration. The project is dedicated to forms of knowledge that emerge from confrontations with the largest volcanic belt, the Ring of Fire. They connect distant territories, lives and memories between Abya Yala / America and Asia: from the volcano Villarrica / Rukapillan (Chile) to the volcanoes Ipala (Guatemala), Matlalcueitl (Mexico), Tambora and Krakatoa (Indonesia), Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) to Putauaki (Aetora / New Zealand) and many others. The artists in the exhibition have created expressions that relate to the volcanic themes and remind us that nature is not a stable background, but is constantly changing through its own actions and is therefore very much alive. What does it mean for us to live on a moving, changing earth with changing formations? What can be learned from the communal experiences and forms of knowledge of our extended planetary family that was (re)born from volcanoes?

Curated by Paz Guevara and Cristian Vargas Paillahueque in conversation with Bettina Korintenberg and Gabriel Rossell Santillán as part of the year-long program Agua Quemada (Burnt Water) at ifa-Galerie Stuttgart.

Artists:inside:
Seba Calfuqueo
Santos Chávez
Neyen Pailamilla
Antonio Paucar
Esvin Alarcón Lam
Mena Guerrero
Gabriel Rossell Santillán
Maurilio Sánchez Flores
José Luis Romero Chino
Emmanuel Tepal Calvario
Luis Ortiz
Saúl Kak & Charles Fairbanks
Raven Chacon
Citra Sasmita
Tita Salina & Irwan Ahmett
Lisa Hilli
Monai de Paula Antunes & Silvia Noronha