Guided tour of the Khoka Project exhibition garden
Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM
Format: In-person
Admission with box office payment
Participate in a special tour alongside Orlando Adolfo Jara and Daniel Montoya through the garden on the fourth-floor terrace, where more than 100 plants that are part of the results of the Khoka Project research are housed, and where you can come into contact with them. The garden contains the four varieties of the coca plant: Erythroxylum var. coca, Erythroxylum var. novogranatense, Erythroxylum var. truxillense, and Erythroxylum var. ipadu.
About the guests
Orlando Adolfo Jara
Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, affiliated with the Institute of Natural Sciences and curator of the dicotyledon section at the Colombian National Herbarium of the same institution, where he also teaches botany and biology courses. Specialist in the flora of Colombia, particularly in the groups of the Begoniaceae and Erythroxylaceae families, of which the coca plant is a member. His interest in the coca plant focuses on the study of its evolutionary history, its taxonomy, and its relationship with human populations, as well as on disseminating its cultural importance and disassociating it from the stigma it has unjustly suffered.
About Daniel Montoya
Artist and researcher interested in exploring the role of art in the production, circulation, and social appropriation of knowledge from a Latin American perspective. As principal investigator of Khoka Project, he drives a transdisciplinary approach that connects art, science, and technology to explore the evolutionary history and cultural meanings of the coca plant in South America. Questioning disciplinary boundaries, Montoya develops methodologies that highlight the epistemological possibilities of art, promoting a deeper understanding of the social and cultural dynamics of Latin America.