Posted @withrepost • @fiontasia The dream collective energy of Cecilia Vicuña’s ‘Brain Forest Quipu’, a work of mourning for the destruction of forests, the threat to Indigenous peoples, & a call for collective action in the fight against climate catastrophe. 🪢 The quipu is an ancient Andean communication system that consists of a series of knotted strands, which were used for recording information. In ‘Brain Forest Quipu’, Vicuña transforms the quipu into many forms: 🐑 ‘Dead Forest Quipu’ consists of 2 sculptures composed from several plant and animal fibres that trickle down to clay pipes, bones and wood mudlarked from the Thames and were made by Cecilia on-site with @twwco @soraiasamju, Louise Bennetts, along with Siomara Giraldo Bedoya, Patricia Bidi, Soraya Fernandez D.F., María Eugenia Chacón-Morales from the local community. 🎶 A ‘Sound Quipu’ conceived by Cecilia, directed by composer Ricardo Gallo, with sound design by Ariel Bustamante, brings together Indigenous music from several regions, new pieces by Cecilia & Ricardo, moments of silence and field recordings. 📱 A ‘Digital Quipu’ provides a space for the voices of Indigenous activists and land defenders around the world to be heard. Developed by Cecilia & Miranda Samuels with videos from several organisations. 🍃 Finally the ‘Quipu of Encounters: Rituals and Assemblies’ brings together thinkers, artists, and activists to create meaningful dialogue about what we can do to protect the planet. Slides 6–8 from the ritual on 14 Oct. 🙏🏻 Thanks to all who worked on the project, to Cecilia’s team @ursuladavilavilla, @annakstot & Miranda Samuels, to the Tate team of ✨ @_catherine_, @r.install , @beagarciavelasco @helennimhaille @this_rock_rolls @rachelkent__ and of course so much gratitude to @ceciliavicuna for bringing the world of the quipu to Tate. Thanks to @RachelDedman for capturing the closing ritual with the install team, & to @patriciabidi for her reimagining of a 17th Century depiction of the quipu (slide 10) #ceciliavicuña #ceciliavicuna #brainforestquipu #quipuofencounters #ricardogallo #quipu #khipu