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Interview with Norie Huddle, who successfully sued on behalf of the Vilcabamba river (still)

Vilcabamba River, Ecuador and Norie Huddle2021

Biennale of Sydney

Biennale of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

This artwork is part of the River Voices project which includes several rivers and bodies of water as participants in the 23rd Biennale of Sydney. Members of the communities associated with them, custodians, and people involved in their protection speak on their behalf, in short videos addressing climate issues and rights of protection. Visitors are greeted by one of these voices at each of the exhibition venues.

In 2008, the Political Constitution of Ecuador recognised 'Nature or Pacha Mama, where life is reproduced and carried out, has the right to have its existence and the maintenance and regeneration of its vital cycles, structure, functions and evolutionary processes fully respected.'

In 2011, the Provincial Court of Loja ruled in favour of the Vilcabamba River because its rights were being violated by the local government.

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  • Title: Interview with Norie Huddle, who successfully sued on behalf of the Vilcabamba river (still)
  • Creator: Vilcabamba River, Ecuador, Norie Huddle
  • Date Created: 2021
  • Provenance: Commissioned for rīvus, 23rd Biennale of Sydney with assistance from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
  • Type: Video
  • Rights: Biennale of Sydney
  • Medium: digital video, colour, sound
  • Edition: 23rd Biennale of Sydney (2022): rīvus
Biennale of Sydney

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