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Buenaventura, visión sagrada del Pacífico. Laboratory with artist Yeison Riascos

Approach the traditions of the Pacific through art alongside Yeison Riascos, an artist, cultural facilitator, and educator who dedicates a large part of his life and work to preserving the memory of the region.

The nature of the Colombian Pacific and its cultural diversity have led Yeison’s artistic practice to become a convergence of multiple voices that invigorate the identity of the communities and their ways of ritualizing life.

Attend this laboratory and let us discuss how creative processes enable the preservation of cultural identity and foster projects that generate positive impact in local communities.

About Yeison Riascos

Artist, cultural facilitator, and educator. He studied Visual Arts at the Universidad del Cauca; he currently lives and works in the community of Buenaventura. Within the diversity of his artistic practice, he dedicates a large part of his life and work to maintaining the tradition and cultural memory of the Colombian Pacific. He currently directs the Laboratorio social Oruga, which he created in his current neighborhood with the goal of providing a convergence space where adolescents can receive educational guidance and counseling for higher education. His most explored techniques are photography, sculpture, drawing, painting, and installation.

Activity from the Dynamic Audience Development program of the Secretaria de Cultura Ciudadana of the Alcaldia de Medellín.