Claudia Andujar
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami
January 20 – May 2, 2021
On view is a concise selection of artist and activist Claudia Andujar’s most experimental and expressive photographs from her earliest series of the Yanomami people, dating from 1972-1976. Andujar became fully immersed in the complex culture of the Yanomami—who reside in the Amazonian rainforest of Northern Brazil—through photographing, working with, and fighting beside the Yanomami. With a lifelong commitment to advocating for the interests of the Yanomami, Andujar has continued to visit the community since her first visit in 1971, and created a unique record and political campaign that has helped to designate their homeland as a protected Indigenous reserve. The exhibition features images that see the artist creating her own documentary style defined by distorted light and soft colors through the use of infrared film, color filters, and the application of petroleum jelly to the camera lens. The resulting images are dramatic views of landscapes and intimate portraits.
The exhibition is curated by ICA Miami Curator Stephanie Seidel.
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, MIAMI
61 NE 41st Street, Miami, Florida 33137
