by Rolf Friberg | Mar 16, 2024 | Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon
The Nukak Makú: Driven from Paradise They own almost nothing, yet they know the greatest wealth of all: freedom. While we accumulate possessions, the Nukak carry only what they know and what they can carry. Their true fortune lies in the art of living within the...
by Rolf Friberg | Mar 6, 2024 | Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon
Chiribiquete Stone Age Rock Art of the Amazon Chiribiquete, known as the “House of Jaguars,” is a remote region in the Colombian Amazon. Its heart is the Serranía de Chiribiquete—an imposing high plateau that rises from the vast rainforest, dominating the...
by Rolf Friberg | Feb 15, 2024 | Contemporary Art of the Amazon, Contemporary Art of the Amazon
Brus Rubio, mujeres pintadas de rana.Human forms of symbolic expression and visual traditions in the Amazon reach back many millennia. Brus Rubio depicts a quiet, almost reverent moment of preparation for a ceremony. A group of women, together with their children,...
