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Opening of the exhibitions Bubuia and Lleébu

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Art broadens our vision of the world and connects us with human sensibility through the perspectives of the artists we welcome. On Wednesday, July 16, we inaugurate two new exhibitions that invite exploration of imaginaries, languages, memories, and territories of the Amazon.

Bubuia. Aguas como fuente de imaginaciones y deseos
The Amazon is known for its vast forested areas and its diversity of fauna and flora, but it is the presence of water — from rainfall and its extensive river network — that shapes the region’s imaginary. Adopting not only the word but also the idea of Bubuia. Aguas como fuente de imaginaciones y deseos as the title of the first Bienal das Amazônias is to celebrate the ethical and cultural relationship between the waters and the bodies that move, float, and let themselves be carried within them. This exhibition is an invitation to travel shifting routes, fluctuating tides, where the notions of place, belief, cultural identity, and economic model are profoundly displaced.

Lleébu. Amazonía colombiana: sonidos y lenguas indígenas en riesgo
An exhibition by Colombian artist León David Cobo, which starts from an essential question: what is lost when a language becomes extinct? The answer transcends the linguistic and reveals the disappearance of unique ways of inhabiting the world, ancestral knowledge, collective memories, and bonds with nature. Lleébu, which means “to listen” in the Bora language, is a practice of deep attention, where listening becomes an act of resonance and care.

We look forward to seeing you from 5:00 p.m. to enjoy a day with free admission and voluntary contribution, during which you can walk through the galleries and get a close look at the works and their contexts.

Inauguration schedule
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Gallery opening
Free admission

6:00 p.m. – Teatro MAMM
Lecture: Bubuia. Aguas como fuente de imaginaciones y deseos
Guest curators: Vânia Leal and Keyna Eleison

Songs
Guests:
– Tráncito Rodríguez – Muinane ethnic group, Piña clan
– Dulfay Rodríguez Rodríguez – Nonuya ethnic group, Gavilán clan

Artwork: Christie Neptune, Towards El Dorado, 2022

Activity of the Audience Development strategy of the Secretaría de Cultura Ciudadana of the Mayor’s Office of Medellín.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
We inform our visitors that during exhibition programming and public events, the Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín may take photographic, video, and/or audiovisual recordings that could include the image of attendees.

These recordings will be used for institutional outreach, promotion of cultural activities, and documentation of the Museum’s cultural activities, within the framework of its legal functions. Their handling will be carried out in accordance with current personal data protection policies and the guidelines established by the entity.