Everything that Sounds in the Forest: Contemporary Art of the Peruvian Amazon Exhibition

View of the exhibition, Everything that Sounds in the Forest: Contemporary Art of the Peruvian Amazon in Carlow University Art Gallery in Pittsburgh, PA. The exhibition was curator by Gabriela German Roquez, PhD and Christian Bendayán.

Artists: Graciela Arias, Christian Bendayán, Lastenia Canayo, Harry Chávez, Frank Gaudlitz, Thomas Locke Hobbs, Roldán Pinedo, Adrián Portugal, Elena Valera, Rember Yahuarcani, Santiago Yahuarcani

“Everything that Sounds in the Forest: Contemporary Art of the Peruvian Amazon,” is guest-curated by Christian Bendayán, an artist and independent researcher of Amazonian art and Gabriela Germana, PhD, Visiting Instructor, School of Art & Art History, University of South Floriday. This transformative exhibition features original work from contemporary artists that explores the traditional and rural dynamics of the Peruvian Amazon from the lenses of indigeneity and contemporaneity. From these perspectives, the artists approach the Amazon as a diverse and complex space presented in varied media and creative practices. The exhibition features embroideries, paintings, prints, and photographs that explore topics such as nature, mythologies, the lived experience of Amazonians, local customs, and knowledge, gender, identity, social, and environmental issues.

The pieces selected for this exhibition have been generously borrowed by Christian Bendayán and Bufeo / amazonía+arte, a project dedicated to the research and promotion of Amazonian art, who works from Lima, Peru. Previously, “Everything That Sounds in the Forest” was shown at the University of West Florida Pensacola Museum of Art in 2018.