Pichqa minutukuna ilaqtanchispi wanuqkunamanta + Cuerpo de letra

Curated by Yaela Gottlieb

Pichqa minutukuna ilaqtanchispi wanuqkunamanta (Five Minutes for America’s Dead)
Cesar Galindo, Peru, 1992, 5 min. Quechuan, Spanish with English subtitles

Cuerpo de letra (Embodied Letters)
Julián D'Angiolillo, Argentina, 2015. 77 min. Spanish with English subtitles

Video installation Que los sikuris no me falten by Daniela Zambrano Almidón, 2023, will be shown in the foyer.

With the help of few but emotionally strong symbols, Pichqa minutukuna ilaqtanchispi wanuqkunamanta (Five Minutes for America’s Dead) describes the oppression of the indigenous people in America for five centuries. The film expresses the protest of the souls of America against the 500-years celebration of the "discovery" of America.

A huge empty space and a highway. In Buenos Aires and its surroundings, residual areas of the city can become political propaganda. Cuerpo de letra (Embodied Letters) takes a close look into territorial conflicts, loyalties, and betrayals between brigades that fight each other over these illegal advertising spots. In the midst of a political campaign, Eze ventures as a street painter for a crew that works upon request for different political parties. During the last hours before the electoral prohibition period, he will find himself caught up in a territorial dispute over the wall space around the highway. (YG)

Daniela Zambrano Almidón is a Quechua researcher and interdisciplinary artist. Her work focuses on Andean cultures, postcolonial memory utilizing diverse formats such as agricultural art, textiles and video.

 

Julián d´Angiolillo studied visual arts and dramaturgy before becoming a filmmaker and creator of site-specific art installations.