The Currency of Cultural Exchange: re-thinking models of indigenous development
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen Mary University of London
Department Name: Drama
Abstract
This research project proposes new ways to explore, articulate and stimulate cultural exchange between contemporary Brazilian indigenous peoples and non-indigenous societies as a means of more equitable economic and social development. The proposal has been devised in response to an initiative by the Kuikuro Indigenous Association of the Upper Xingu (AIKAX) to create a regular programme of residencies for non-indigenous artists and scholars within the Kuikuro village of Ipatse in the Upper Xingu region of Brazil. A network of Brazilian and British partners (academic and non-academic) will support a pilot programme enabling AIKAX to establish good practices, measure impact and demonstrate the ways in which culture exchange can stimulate economic development and welfare in ways that are not destructive to the culture and languages that have historically sustained a way of life intensely related to the land which they preserve and by which they are preserved.
By establishing a controlled experiment in cross-cultural exchange that is initiated by one of the tribes of the Xingu, the research seeks to forge new connections between indigenous culture and the broader cultural industries in Brazil in the acknowledgement that this is an important feature of a development agenda. The collaboration will bring expertise on the economic and welfare impacts of arts and cultural activity to an indigenous initiative in order to extend understanding of how cultural interaction, creative innovation and collaborative cultural production can be conceived and measured as essential to the wellbeing of communities and individuals.
The protagonism of the Kuikuro in the conservation, sharing, interpretation, representation, use and exchange of their own culture is the baseline for this research. AIKAX was formed in 2002 to preserve and present the Kuikuro cultural heritage and has been an active agent in determining the production and display of ethical representations which respect the rights of individuals as well as sustain their villages as cohesive communities. The research will seek to contribute to the development of professional practice by indigenous societies that engage in initiatives that propose cross-cultural exchange as a means of socially purposeful development. The AIKAX proposal seeks to make indigenous artists and thinkers protagonists in a new process of knowledge-exchange, fully aware that their experience and expertise have significant value within Brazil's own search for more effective ways to understand how culture contributes to social welfare.
By creating a model that enables the Kuikuro to be agents in the process of exchange rather than passive consumers of external influences or victims of cultural invasions, the research seeks to discover and promote new learning that will strengthen capacity and define the terms on which indigenous peoples can become protagonists in the creative industries in Brazil (and beyond) in ways that resist the 'predatory nature of the productive system'. The research will recognize the legitimacy of historic cultural forms but also allow indigenous artists and artisans to develop autonomous practices in contemporary exchanges, maintaining and developing cultural production that prioritizes the preservation of the human and natural environment that maintains the lives of individuals and the welfare of the community.
By establishing a controlled experiment in cross-cultural exchange that is initiated by one of the tribes of the Xingu, the research seeks to forge new connections between indigenous culture and the broader cultural industries in Brazil in the acknowledgement that this is an important feature of a development agenda. The collaboration will bring expertise on the economic and welfare impacts of arts and cultural activity to an indigenous initiative in order to extend understanding of how cultural interaction, creative innovation and collaborative cultural production can be conceived and measured as essential to the wellbeing of communities and individuals.
The protagonism of the Kuikuro in the conservation, sharing, interpretation, representation, use and exchange of their own culture is the baseline for this research. AIKAX was formed in 2002 to preserve and present the Kuikuro cultural heritage and has been an active agent in determining the production and display of ethical representations which respect the rights of individuals as well as sustain their villages as cohesive communities. The research will seek to contribute to the development of professional practice by indigenous societies that engage in initiatives that propose cross-cultural exchange as a means of socially purposeful development. The AIKAX proposal seeks to make indigenous artists and thinkers protagonists in a new process of knowledge-exchange, fully aware that their experience and expertise have significant value within Brazil's own search for more effective ways to understand how culture contributes to social welfare.
By creating a model that enables the Kuikuro to be agents in the process of exchange rather than passive consumers of external influences or victims of cultural invasions, the research seeks to discover and promote new learning that will strengthen capacity and define the terms on which indigenous peoples can become protagonists in the creative industries in Brazil (and beyond) in ways that resist the 'predatory nature of the productive system'. The research will recognize the legitimacy of historic cultural forms but also allow indigenous artists and artisans to develop autonomous practices in contemporary exchanges, maintaining and developing cultural production that prioritizes the preservation of the human and natural environment that maintains the lives of individuals and the welfare of the community.
Planned Impact
Governments and public sector: Initiatives to fund and support indigenous culture were incorporated into Brazilian public policy during the time of Gilberto Gil as Federal Minister of Culture (2003-8), ensuring that there is a growing movement of indigenous audiovisual artists who are producing a valuable archive of material documenting their own cultures. This well established work has not to date made successful inroads into national or international development policy. This research project seeks an innovative re-framing of cultural exchange, asking how the Kuikuro can use cultural exchange to engage with the idea of economic and social development without losing the myths and belief systems that are essential to their welfare.
Third Sector: The 'Museum of the Indian' in Rio will engage with the project in an advisory capacity, sending a senior member of staff to shadow the exchanges and embed the learning from the project in their own research and public engagement. It is a strong possibility that the artistic outputs will be showcased at the Museum following their first showings at partner organisations.
Arts organizations: At least 7 Brazilian and UK arts organizations will be directly engaged in this innovative exchange programme, benefiting from the new understanding within their own practices and the comparative learning with other organizations engaged in parallel processes. Further arts organizations will participate in the 2 seminars and the research will be promoted widely across the arts sector in Brazil and the UK by PPP and the project's partners.
The media: The 2015 and 2016 visits of Takuma Kuikuro linked to the filming and premiering of his short film 'London as a Village' generated considerable media interest in Brazil and the UK, with newspaper profiles and TV news interviews in both countries. We anticipate that the new project will sustain this media interest.
Local communities: The research is focused on supporting the Kuikuro community to pilot a new model of cultural exchange that enables them to be agents in the process of exchange rather than passive consumers of external influences or victims of cultural invasions. The aim will be to achieve a successful model that leaves the community with the capacity to plan and deliver future exchanges, the infrastructure to host Brazilian or international artists as guests, a legacy of materials with which they can promote new opportunities, and an understanding and critique of the economic models that are commonly used in development and cultural tourism. In Rio and Belo Horizonte, a variety of local (Grupo Galpao) and hyperlocal communities (Agencia, Observatorio de Favelas) will benefit from the opportunity to make meaningful connections with indigenous people's lives and culture in a way that is still rare in urban Brazil.
Third Sector: The 'Museum of the Indian' in Rio will engage with the project in an advisory capacity, sending a senior member of staff to shadow the exchanges and embed the learning from the project in their own research and public engagement. It is a strong possibility that the artistic outputs will be showcased at the Museum following their first showings at partner organisations.
Arts organizations: At least 7 Brazilian and UK arts organizations will be directly engaged in this innovative exchange programme, benefiting from the new understanding within their own practices and the comparative learning with other organizations engaged in parallel processes. Further arts organizations will participate in the 2 seminars and the research will be promoted widely across the arts sector in Brazil and the UK by PPP and the project's partners.
The media: The 2015 and 2016 visits of Takuma Kuikuro linked to the filming and premiering of his short film 'London as a Village' generated considerable media interest in Brazil and the UK, with newspaper profiles and TV news interviews in both countries. We anticipate that the new project will sustain this media interest.
Local communities: The research is focused on supporting the Kuikuro community to pilot a new model of cultural exchange that enables them to be agents in the process of exchange rather than passive consumers of external influences or victims of cultural invasions. The aim will be to achieve a successful model that leaves the community with the capacity to plan and deliver future exchanges, the infrastructure to host Brazilian or international artists as guests, a legacy of materials with which they can promote new opportunities, and an understanding and critique of the economic models that are commonly used in development and cultural tourism. In Rio and Belo Horizonte, a variety of local (Grupo Galpao) and hyperlocal communities (Agencia, Observatorio de Favelas) will benefit from the opportunity to make meaningful connections with indigenous people's lives and culture in a way that is still rare in urban Brazil.
Organisations
- Queen Mary University of London (Lead Research Organisation)
- QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (Collaboration)
- The Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Conservation (Collaboration)
- British Council (Collaboration)
- Favela Observatory (Collaboration)
- Agency for Youth Networks (Collaboration)
- Multiplicidade Festival (Collaboration)
- Institute of Contemporary Arts (Collaboration)
- Hackney Wick Cultural Interest Group (Collaboration)
- Kuikuro Indigenous Association of the Alto Xingu (AIKAX) (Collaboration)
- Spectaculu School of Art and Technology (Collaboration)
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Collaboration)
Publications
Arts And Humanities Research Council
(2019)
Research Collaborations Brazil: UK and Brazilian research in the arts and humanities
Heritage P
(2021)
Indigenous peoples must drive climate research
Heritage P
(2019)
Indigenous Research Methods Case Study
Jesus T
(2021)
Reimagining Museums for Climate Action
Newton Fund And GCRF
(2020)
Protecting Brazil's indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Title | 1st Brazil Indigenous Film Festival |
| Description | In the lead-up to the UN Climate Summit, COP26, People's Palace Projects, Queen Mary University of London and The University of Manchester, in partnership with the ICA and APIB, presented 12 productions by Indigenous filmmakers from Brazil, home to the world's largest remaining rainforest. The three-day festival (22-24 October 2021) featured short films, documentaries and animations that raise Indigenous voices. The programme celebrated their rituals and heritage and asserts their rights to their lands and to cultural expression, which have been brazenly dismantled and vilified under Brazil's current government. The filmmakers address these issues both poetically and provocatively in the first edition of this festival, which seeks to open up conversations about our role in preserving the planet and what we can learn from Indigenous people. Programme: Friday, 22 October, 18:15 - The Right to Earth: a programme of short works about different forms of Indigenous struggle - symbolic, practical, political, mythological - for the right to land. The opening night will be followed by a conversation with the festival curators and an indigenous leader from Brazil, moderated by People's Palace Projects' director Paul Heritage. Saturday, 23 October, 16:20 - The Ritual Dimension: from sport to religion, myths to social narratives, this four-film programme documents and celebrates the Maxakali and Kisedjê peoples in rural Brazil - and shows that while rituals may be political, the political can also be ritualistic. Sunday, 24 October, 16:20 - The Orality, Film and History: Parakanã, Guarani-Nhandewa and Guarani-Kaiowá filmmakers produce a kind of video-orality to present Indigenous communities' historical, social and philosophical perspectives. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | Due to its huge success, the ICA extended the festival by two weeks in October and November, and has offered to host a second edition of the festival in 2022. Total attendance: 429 people. |
| URL | https://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/en/1st-brazil-indigenous-film-festival-at-ica/ |
| Title | A View from the Xingu as part of The Encounter 2020 |
| Description | Simon McBurney (Complicite) reworked the stage performance of the stage play The Encounter (2015) for an online audience, which was used to raise funds for the Kuikuro's Covid-19 response. As part of the re-framing for this online streamed version, Heritage and Takumã Kuikuro produced the video 'A View From the Xingu'. The estimated audience for The Encounter is 209,000 and over 7,071 people saw 'A view from the Xingu'. |
| Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | The Just Giving campaign advertised alongside this production and the films release raised £32,482 for the Kuikuro's Covid-19 response. |
| URL | https://www.thespace.org/resource/encounter-case-study-live-streaming-theatre#:~:text=The%20Encounte... |
| Title | Clelio de Paula, Xingu Emsemble |
| Description | Creative Coder Clelio de Paula (WeSense) developed a VR experience based on some Kuikuro oral history elements. Working in collaboration with some young Kuikuro individuals, Clelio re-staged some of the myths that form part of the group's cosmology and documented the work using 360 degrees cameras and scanning apps. The data was then transformed into a point-cloud immersive experience and was launched at Multiplicidade Festival in October 2018. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Impact | Clelio de Paula (creative coder at WeSense) became a partner on 'The Challenge of the Xingu: indigenous cultures in the museum of the future', project selected for the AHRC Immersive Experiences Award commencing in May 2018. |
| Title | Conrad Murray, Hekite Ege Lege |
| Description | Conrad Murray, rapper and beatboxer, created a new song in collaboration with Kuikuro artists entitled Hekite Ege Lege (How are you?). The lyrics were conceived by Hulke Kuikuro, who is also the lead singer on it, and became the first musical piece ever written in both Kuikuro and English languages. The song and video clip mix hip hop with the Kuikuro identity and is a joyful translation of the exchange between the British artist and the Kuikuro youth. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Impact | The Kuikuro young people were really engaged in the hip hop workshops led by Conrad and started writing their own songs and poems. The video clip was made available on youtube and Conrad has performed it in various events in the UK. |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clBN3POBvTY&t=34s |
| Title | Ellen Rose, Kuikuro posters |
| Description | Ellen Rose, illustrator from Agency of Youth Networks, has designed a series of three posters inspired by traditional aspects of the Kuikuro culture: fishing, cooking and knowledge. |
| Type Of Art | Image |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Impact | The posters were showcased at Multiplicidade Festival and inspired an illustration workshop with 25 school students from Rio on their views about the distinction between the city and and imagined indigenous village. |
| Title | Evelyn Falcão, Kuikuro traditional body painting |
| Description | Make-up artists Evelyn Falcão (Spectaculu School of Art and Technology) led a series of workshops with Kuikuro girls to uncover the traditional body painting styles and techniques of the community, and to create new interpretations of its traditional elements. The final results of the exchange were registered in a series of photographs by Marcia Farias (Favela Observatory) |
| Type Of Art | Image |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Impact | The images were showcased at Multiplicidade Festival and a workshop on Kuikuro body painting, led by 2 female Kuikuro artists, was attended by a group of 20 people. |
| Title | Gringo Cardia and Myllena Araujo, Xingu Lights |
| Description | Series of photos of Kuikuro children playing with green string fairy lights at dawn in Xingu. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Impact | These images were extensively used in the promotional materials for Multiplicidade Festival. |
| Title | Gringo Cardia, Forces of Nature |
| Description | Designer and Visual Artist Gringo Cardia has produced a series of fifty portraits entitled 'Forces of Nature'. The work was conceived and executed in collaboration with various Kuikuro individuals, who were asked to impersonate various nature elements (i.e. the moon, the river, the jaguar) and aspects of their culture (i.e. the language, the housing, the fighting) by using gathered materials such as leaves and flowers, and various carnival fabrics brought by the designer to the residency. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Impact | This work was the first developed during the residency and fomented an incredible engagement with the entire community, specially with the Kuikuro kids. |
| Title | Indigenous Research Episodes |
| Description | People's Palace Projects, Queen Mary University of London (PPP, QMUL) and the Indigenous Association of the Kuikuro People in Xingu (AIKAX) hosted the International Seminar on Indigenous Engagement, Research Partnerships and Knowledge Mobilisation in Rio de Janeiro in 2019, on behalf of AHRC and ESRC. The 3-day event looked to explore research partnerships between indigenous and non-indigenous partners, with particular focus on culturally sensitive knowledge exchange, equitable co-creation and mobilisation for meaningful impact. There were a wide range of partnerships, approaches and disciplines represented, as well as interdisciplinary discussions, workshops and presentations. The conversations were documented by indigenous filmmaker Takumã Kuikuro and the Kuikuro Cinema Collective and transformed into 9 short episodes available on the playlist Indigenous Research Episodes. The clips offer non-indigenous researchers working in this field insights on challenges when engaging with indigenous communities whilst ensuring co-production of knowledge and effective knowledge mobilisation, with the potential for broader impact beyond academia. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | The mini-film series which is publicly available ensures that the research findings are accessible to a wide range of HEI and general audiences, the series has been widely shared on the partners' online platforms. |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcz-eAe2LHOaHA360dXHCCwSnVqs4GHB9 |
| Title | Kuarup, Future Assembly |
| Description | Takumã Kuikuro, PPP Associate Artist, produced a video about the Kuarup ceremony for the Future Assembly installation by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann, Studio Other Spaces. They invited all Biennale participants to come together and offer more-than-human Stakeholders from their local situations for Future Assembly, in order to find novel, imaginative ways of spatially representing diverse, nonhuman agencies. More than 50 proposed new planetary representatives now make up the Assembly. Surrounding the central assembly, Future Assembly Chart forms a living collection of attempts by humans to recognise and secure the rights-of-nature. The installation was a response to Biennale curator Hashim Sarkis's invitation to imagine a UN multilateral assembly of more-than-human Stakeholders. |
| Type Of Art | Artwork |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | The artwork was set at the Central Pavilion at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, which attracted over 300,00 visitors. |
| URL | https://studiootherspaces.net/futureassembly/ |
| Title | Marcia Farias, Kuikuro photographs |
| Description | Photographer Marcia Farias (Favela Observatory) worked on an extensive documentation of the daily life in the Ipatse Village, home of 300 Kuikuro people in September 2017. The images include fishing, harvesting, playing, bathing, building houses, sleeping, dancing, fighting, and other aspects of the communities day-to-day activities. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Impact | Fifteen photographs were selected by Favela Observatory to be shown on a special exhibition in Maré, complex of 16 favelas in Rio in October 2017. A larger selection of images were later exhibited to a wider audience as part of Multiplicidade Festival. |
| Title | Natural Future Museum |
| Description | In collaboration with the Kuikuro Indigenous Association, PPP is one of eight organisations (264 entries/48 countries) that has been given space to create an installation for Reimagining Museums for Climate Action (RMCA) at Glasgow Science Centre in the lead up to COP26. 'Natural Future Museum' asks what it would mean to confer museum status on existing indigenous territories that play a key role in climate action. It marks a radical step towards recalibrating indigenous engagement in museum practices beyond current discussions on the acquisition, handling and display of their tangible and intangible heritage. The installation will re-work and re-purpose digital visualisations and installations created for 'The Challenge of the Xingu: indigenous cultures in the museum of the future' and will connect museums and galleries to indigenous peoples, cultures and sites that are beyond the compass or comprehension of the general public. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | COP26 attracted heads of state, climate experts, business leaders, educational audiences and campaigners, as well as thousands of visitors and high-profile media. Renaming indigenous lands as museums and indigenous peoples as curators is an imaginative and creative process that requires collaborative action across interconnected spheres to become a concrete reality. We have already received significant interest from policymakers, activists and stakeholders in the approach that we are taking with the Kuikuro people and the technologies used to create the research outputs. COP26 offers the opportunity to achieve outcomes beyond the academic and artistic. |
| URL | https://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/en/reimagining-museums-for-climate-action/ |
| Title | OCA RED: Venice Architecture Biennale 2021 |
| Description | The research team have been invited by the Venice Architecture Biennale to create an immersive audiovisual installation at the Central Pavilion in the Giardino to celebrate indigenous ways of living on a planet facing crises that require global action. The 25' minute installation re-worked and re-purposed digital visualisations and installations created for 'The Challenge of the Xingu: indigenous cultures in the museum of the future' and connected museums and galleries to indigenous peoples, cultures and sites that are beyond the compass or comprehension of the general public. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | The Biennale attracts the attention of thousands of people from the global architecture/design community and hundreds of thousands of interested members of the public (The 2021 edition attracted over 300,00 visitors). The research team used public engagement and media exposure to create new partnerships with high profile creative stakeholders, enabling the development of future collaborations/new ways of working. Following Venice, there has already been interest in taking the installation to cultural venues in North America (Bishops Museum/Hawaii, The Shed/New York) and South America (Museum of Tomorrow/Rio). |
| URL | https://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/2021/across-borders/acasa-gringo-cardia-design |
| Title | OLOGIKO: Artistic Residency in an Indigenous Village |
| Description | In OLOGIKO (Karib word for exchange), Takumã Kuikuro documents the exchanges between indigenous and non-indigenous artists and researchers that took place at the Ipatse village in the Upper Xingu. The film also showcases the Kuikuro residence in Rio de Janeiro in 2017, as part of Multiplicidade Festival, and the immersive installations at Tate Modern and the Horniman Museum in London in 2018. The residency programme facilitated by People's Palace Projects between 2017 and 2018 aimed to uncover the potential for non-contact technologies to increase public understanding of the Xinguan culture, which we hope will act as an advocacy tool for the articulation of their heritage, culture and rights. (27 min, 2019) |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Impact | The film was premiered at the International Seminar on Indigenous Engagement, Research Partnerships, and Knowledge Mobilisation, that took place in Rio between 20-22 March 2019 for a group of 30 indigenous and non-indigenous researchers from 11 countries. Then it was made public on digital platforms on April 19th to coincide with Brazil's Dia do Índio (Indigenous Day). It has been seen by almost 2,000 online (counting Youtube and Vimeo numbers) and has been screened at the I Xingu Indigenous Film Festival in Querência (MT) in November 2019. |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVYmSO2n7lE&t=3s |
| Title | Thiago Jesus and Myllena Araujo, Kuikuro youth photographs |
| Description | Photographers Thiago Jesus (People's Palace Projects) and Myllena Araujo (Spectaculu School of Art and Technology) have photographed and interviewed various young Kuikuro people to understand their personal experiences with the indigenous identity and the desire to belong to an urban environment. They have created a series of images on this paradoxal negotiation, creating a series of portraits revealing tattoos (traditional and non-indigenous ones) and objects of desire - mainly branded clothing and motorbikes. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Impact | The photographs were selected by Batman Zavareze to became an audiovisual installation performed at the opening of the Multiplicidade Festival's Xingu Week. |
| Title | Virtual Reality interface of the Kamukuwaká Cave |
| Description | Development of an educational VR interface of the Kamukuwaká Cave with the Wauja communities in the Xingu Territory (Brazil) as a tool to maintain traditional knowledge transmission, using new technologies. This was particularly important to the community following vandalism to the Cave in 2018 that destroyed unique petroglyphs recording creation myths at this sacred site. The Wauja communities themselves designed the virtual reality experience through online meetings on Zoom, conversations on WhatsApp, community presentations and discussions at the four Wauja villages of Piyulaga, Ulupuwene, Piyulewene and Topepeweke. Besides the VR of the cave - made with 3D data provided by Factum Foundation - all digital content - recordings telling the stories of the petroglyphs, videos, photos etc. - were made by the indigenous teams. We are working on a dedicated page for the project within People's Palace Projects' new website (under development) that will host the documentation of the project, including videos, photos and an experiential video-tour of the VR reality for the general public. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Impact | We carefully designed a project framework that was sensitive to community decision-making practices which are central to Wauja culture. Combined with a flexible attitude towards schedules, the project was agile and responsive to changing environmental conditions and community needs as they arose. The project contributed to the installation costs of sustainable energy sources (solar panels) and internet in two of the villages - Piyulewene and Topepeweke - and equipped four communities with VR equipment, laptops and hard drives. These facilities will be used well beyond our project, in school activities, other community projects etc. It was very emotional to see communities' reactions and interactions with the VR experience, identifying the petroglyphs and sharing stories with the youngsters as they used to do at the Cave. This project showed that there is room for collaborative virtual work with the Wauja communities, and we intend to explore this in future projects. |
| URL | https://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/en/projects/kamukuwaka-vr/ |
| Description | The research has piloted and tested a model for indigenous Kuikuro people living in Brazil's Upper Xingu region to set the terms of a residential artistic exchange programme with artists from across Brazil and elsewhere in the world that addresses the dual aims of developing an income stream that will enable the village community to invest in infrastructural resources such as generators, fridges and fuel; and of creating opportunities to raise awareness among non-indigenous people of the value of their cultural practices and way of life. These encounters between indigenous and non-indigenous participants have produced a number of key development benefits for an indigenous community in Brazil, including: reduction of risks to indigenous cultural practices, languages and artefacts (UNSDG 11); reduction of disease risk (UNSDG 3); non-destructive economic benefits (UNSDG 11); and participation in equitable cultural and research exchanges with indigenous and non-indigenous communities on four continents (UNSDGs 4&17). It has led to a series of further equitable and ethical exchanges, projects and research outputs, including the mobilisation an international network in raising support for the Kuikuro's fight against Covid-19, demonstrating the multiple ways ethical cultural exchanges can safeguard vulnerable communities exposed to high levels of external risks. |
| Exploitation Route | Future residential exchanges will enable more artists to develop exchanges with the Kuikuro, and further opportunities for socio-economic development for indigenous peoples in Brazil. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy Creative Economy Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Education Environment Healthcare Government Democracy and Justice Culture Heritage Museums and Collections |
| Description | The research findings have produced a number of key development benefits for an indigenous community in Brazil, including: reduction of risks to indigenous cultural practices, languages and artefacts (UNSDG 11); reduction of disease risk (UNSDG 3); non-destructive economic benefits (UNSDG 11); and participation in equitable cultural and research exchanges with indigenous and non-indigenous communities on four continents (UNSDGs 4&17). Specifically, the research findings have been used in the following ways: - During October 2017, the showcase of indigenous cultural outputs at Multiplicidade Arts Festival in Rio de Janeiro generated widespread press attention which allowed the indigenous artists and community leaders to capitalise on the media platform to raise significant awareness of indigenous rights in Brazil. A series of outcomes have already been produced, including two seminars in May (London and Rio de Janeiro). Anthem Press has expressed interest in publishing a book on the research project. - People's Palace Projects organised a showcase of the findings of the research as part of Tate Exchange's Producing Memory week, between 1-6 May 2018. The programme included arts installations, a seminar, special screenings and VR experience. The findings, as well as some partnerships that had been made possible by this funding, are also the basis for the new project 'The Challenge of the Xingu: indigenous cultures in the museum of the future', funded by AHRC under the Immersive Experiences Award Scheme, starting in April 2018. - People's Palace Projects piloted a primary schools workshop on Kuikuro culture in South London in May 2018, with Yamalui Kuikuro and seventy Year 2 children who incorporated their learning from the workshop session into their end of term play. Teachers at the school fed back that it was one of the most memorable experiences of the school year for the children to have met someone from such a geographical and cultural distance from their own life experience, and substantially enriched their understanding of their topic of rainforest ecology and ways of life. - UK artist Conrad Murray travelled under a British Council supported exchange to undertake a residency in the Ipatse Village alongside Brazilian artists selected from three Rio de Janeiro favela-based organizations. Conrad workshopped with the Kuikuro to create a new rap and film, which has been viewed 855 times on YouTube as of March 2019. - The partnership established between AIKAX and Gringo Cardia's design school Spectaculu and organization Mesosfera through the exchange in 2018 informed the development of design material for a new exhibition at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in 2019 as part of AHRC project 'The Challenge of the Xingu'. - A BBC World Service radio documentary on the exchange has reached an estimated listenership of over 45,000 people. - The exchange was featured in the Times Higher Education Awards showcase for 2019 as a result of the project being shortlisted for a THE Award for International Research Collaboration. - During 2019, further dissemination events in Madrid and New York including a livestreaming of a talk by Paul Heritage and Takuma Kuikuro increased international awareness of Kuikuro cultural heritage, current threats and the community's invitation to international artists to participate in cultural exchange. - During 2020-21, HERITAGE/PPP mounted three crowdfunding campaigns in partnership with Complicité to enable the Kuikuro and the Yawalapiti people to secure and deliver supplies of food and personal protective equipment and to build a medical facility in the Ipatse Kuikuro Village for isolation of people with suspected COVID-19 infection, and to support the communities' responses to forest fires. The campaigns raised a total of £42,525. The campaign helped to safeguard the Ipatse Village, which has had no deaths from COVID-19 and where most of the population have been double vaccinated. HERITAGE/PPP received the Alliance QMUL Impact Award in 2021in recognition of this work In the lead up to and during COP26, UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in 2021, PPP produced a programme of events raising awareness for the protection of the Amazon region internationally. Engagement events included: - Two art installations at major international exhibitions: the partnership established between Takumã Kuikuro and Gringo Cardia was showcased at the Central Pavilion at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, which attracted over 300,00 visitors; and new work was created for the Reimagining Museums for Climate Action exhibition at the Glasgow Science Centre, part of COP26 Green Zone. The exhibition was seen by over 60,000 people in 5 months. - The inaugural edition of the Brazil Indigenous Film Festival, a new partnership with The University of Manchester and the ICA in London, features 12 films produced and directed by Brazilian Indigenous filmmakers, seen by over 400 people. - In the lead-up to COP26, PPP hosted the 4th Seminar on Indigenous Research Methodologies, on behalf of the AHRC and ESRC, with funding from the UK Global Challenges Research Fund. PPP programmed a series of debates and artistic experiences, and launched a publication with case studies and conversations on Indigenous engagement, research partnerships and knowledge mobilisation. - With support from QMUL Impact Fund, HERITAGE/PPP brought two Kuikuro artists/activists to join the largest delegation of Indigenous people in the history of COP and produces a series of events in Glasgow and London with Indigenous people and activists from the Global South who were excluded from the negotiating table. - PPP and Factum Foundation started working with the Wauja people on the development of a virtual reality interface to the sacred cave of Kamukuwaká, with support from the British Council Digital Collaboration Fund. - In partnership with Dirty Protest and the Wauja Indigenous Association, PPP piloted a programme of online workshops for 20 young people from the Xingu and Wales linked by their experiences and responses to climate change. This project is funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council. As demonstrated by Takumã Kuikuro's documentary As Hiper Mulheres/The Hyper-Women (2011), indigenous women are often identified as being responsible for maintaining traditions, language, rituals and ancient knowledge. However, they are often marginalised by social structures which predefine certain roles inside and outside the home. Good gender practice was and remains an explicit responsibility of the diverse research team and the global network. For example, the research team is comprised of a mix of female and male project managers, academics, artists and production managers. We have endeavoured to ensure a mix of genders amongst non-indigenous British and Brazilian artists participating in the residencies in the Ipatse Village, for the residency in 2018 five male and four female non-indigenous artists participated. Similarly, we looked to ensure the participation of female Kuikuro artists in the September 2018 residency that was held in Rio de Janeiro, in which seven male and 2 female indigenous artists participated. It remains a priority to also include female indigenous leadership in the research and its outputs. For the international events hosted in Madrid (2019) and Glasgow during COP26 (2021), Brazilian indigenous activist and environmentalist Shirley Krenak participated in all public events. Also, to ensure that indigenous women and girls were impacted by the Covid-19 response, and that stories of the significant role women are playing in regard to traditional practices of care - health/well-being and food sovereignty in the community - were made visible, a female health professional was hired to reside at the Ipatse village. The learnings and knowledge exchange which have come out of this project have impacted several other collaborations in this area of research. For example, PPP's presence at COP27 and COP28 with Indigenous partners, deepening the connections between the UK and Brazil. The From the Ashes festival which highlighted the creativity of Indigenous artists in Brazil, and PPP's work with the Xingu community after the devastating vandalism of the Kamukuwaka Cave, leading to restoration of the Cave through the use of 3D technology. |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Creative Economy,Environment,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural Societal Economic |
| Description | Involvement at COP28: the establishment at COP28 of the Group of Friends of Culture-Based Climate Action. |
| Geographic Reach | South America |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | At COP28, PPP also made valuable in-person connections contributing to cultural change and public visibility, leading to changes of opinion. PPP's team met the head of Pogust Goodhead, an international law firm, with headquarters in London with a focus on social and climate litigation. We are now in conversation to work in partnership with Pogust Goodhead with a strong possibility of funding. Our Indigenous research collaborator, photographer and teacher Piratá Waurá, who travelled in the Queen Mary group was able to meet in person with: Brazil's Ministry of Environment; Brazil's Ministry of Culture; Brazil's Ministry of Indigenous People; President of Brazil's National Indigenous Association, APIB, Dinama Tuxá; Leader of Brazil's Indigenous Women Association; Activist and key speaker at COP26 in Glasgow, Txai Suruí. PPP's Communications Manager Yula Rocha worked closely with Sam Gough (QMUL International Communications Mgr) in Dubai to strengthen relationships with the press, especially in Brazil. Press and social media work increased visibility of PPP's work and disseminated knowledge to the wider public via COP's global impact. |
| URL | https://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/en/the-climate-crisis-is-a-cultural-crisis/ |
| Description | AHRC Immersive Experiences |
| Amount | £75,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AH/R010366/1 |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2018 |
| End | 12/2018 |
| Description | AIRB2B British Council Brazil |
| Amount | R$ 48,805 (BRL) |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Department | British Council in Brazil |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | Brazil |
| Start | 04/2017 |
| End | 05/2018 |
| Description | Contribution to Creative Economy Networks 2 day conference |
| Amount | £6,342 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2018 |
| End | 05/2018 |
| Description | Counting Culture: What Do We Need to Know About How the Creative Industries Can Deliver Equitable, Just and Sustainable Development in Brazil and the UK? |
| Amount | £67,704 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NAFR1180095 |
| Organisation | The British Academy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2018 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | General Funding - for ECHOES Indigenous Film Festival |
| Amount | £3,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Embassy of Brazil in London |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2023 |
| End | 05/2023 |
| Description | HSS Capturing Impact fund |
| Amount | £3,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2017 |
| End | 07/2018 |
| Description | II Brazil Indigenous Film Festival UK - Raising Voices for Indigenous Rights: the second edition of a festival curated by Brazilian Indigenous filmmakers, featuring about 20 productions by Indigenous artists at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in |
| Amount | $20,000 (USD) |
| Funding ID | G-23-2131735 |
| Organisation | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 02/2023 |
| End | 07/2023 |
| Description | Indigenous Film Festival contribution |
| Amount | £6,921 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2021 |
| End | 11/2021 |
| Description | Indigenous Methods Case Studies - invited call by ESRC |
| Amount | £5,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2018 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Indigenous Research Methods programme 2020-2021 |
| Amount | £29,110 (GBP) |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2020 |
| End | 11/2021 |
| Description | Indigenous Research Methods workshop |
| Amount | £52,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2019 |
| End | 04/2019 |
| Description | Kamukuwaká VR: enabling digital futures for indigenous knowledge from the Xingu |
| Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 02/2022 |
| Description | Kamukuwaka Caves |
| Amount | $100,000 (USD) |
| Organisation | Iron Mountain |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 01/2023 |
| End | 12/2024 |
| Description | Prize for "Reimagining Museums for Climate Action" design competition |
| Amount | £2,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Climate Action Network Uganda |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | Uganda |
| Start | 11/2020 |
| End | 11/2021 |
| Description | QMUL Centre for Public Engagement Large Grant |
| Amount | £9,971 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2018 |
| End | 12/2018 |
| Description | QMUL Impact Fund 2021 Award |
| Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | The Challenge of the Xingu: indigenous cultures in the museum of the future. |
| Amount | £60,431 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AH/R010366/1 |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2018 |
| End | 12/2018 |
| Description | Xingu Encounter |
| Amount | £24,167 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AH/T001372/1 |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2019 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | Airb2b British Council residency programme |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Department | British Council in Brazil |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | People's Palace Projects has offered British Council Brazil the opportunity for one emerging British artist to participate in the residency in Xingu in September 2017. |
| Collaborator Contribution | British Council Brazil has conceived Airb2b, an international residency programme between Brazil and the UK and have selected Conrad Murray (actor, writer, director, rapper and beatboxer, drama teacher and founding member/facilitator for the last 9 years of the BAC Beatbox Academy) to join the residency programe. Conrad Murray was selected among 113 applicants. All expenses related to Conrad's residency were offered by British Council Brazil. |
| Impact | After the residency in Xingu, Conrad Murray had the opportunity to work at Casa Rio, PPPdoBrasil-run artists' residency centre, and with community development and arts NGO Redes da Maré. People's Palace Projects organised a public sharing of the outcomes of his exchange with the Kuikuro at the end of his stay in Rio. Conrad Murray also performed the song 'Hekite Ege Lege', his collaboration with Kuikuro artists, at Queen Mary University of London in December 2017, as part of the celebrations of PPP's 20th anniversary. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaboration with QMUL Network, British Council Brazil, British Council Cultural Skills Unit, and Creative Wick to present 2 Creative Economy seminars |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Research team contributed to the organisation of the two-day public event on the Creative Economy, held 30 April-1 May. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners contributed by leading the organisation of the event, including defining the programme, inviting speakers and guests. The first day of the event took place at Stour Space and the second one at QMUL Graduate Centre. |
| Impact | 1. Pre-Conference Creative Economy Networks Venue: Stour Space Date: 30-04-2018 Time: 09:30 2. Conference - Creative Economy Networks: research, policy and exchange Venue: Graduate Centre, Mile End Campus, QMUL Date: 01-05-2018 Time: 09:30 Creative Economy Networks: research, policy and exchange (UK-Brazil) brings together research, policy and industry perspectives to explore the role of exchange in creative economy businesses and its impact on the sector. Particular focus will be given to new research and policy drawn from recent UK-Brazil collaboration and exchanges led or facilitated by the British Council, Network and People's Palace Projects. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Collaboration with QMUL Network, British Council Brazil, British Council Cultural Skills Unit, and Creative Wick to present 2 Creative Economy seminars |
| Organisation | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Research team contributed to the organisation of the two-day public event on the Creative Economy, held 30 April-1 May. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners contributed by leading the organisation of the event, including defining the programme, inviting speakers and guests. The first day of the event took place at Stour Space and the second one at QMUL Graduate Centre. |
| Impact | 1. Pre-Conference Creative Economy Networks Venue: Stour Space Date: 30-04-2018 Time: 09:30 2. Conference - Creative Economy Networks: research, policy and exchange Venue: Graduate Centre, Mile End Campus, QMUL Date: 01-05-2018 Time: 09:30 Creative Economy Networks: research, policy and exchange (UK-Brazil) brings together research, policy and industry perspectives to explore the role of exchange in creative economy businesses and its impact on the sector. Particular focus will be given to new research and policy drawn from recent UK-Brazil collaboration and exchanges led or facilitated by the British Council, Network and People's Palace Projects. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Collaboration with QMUL Network, British Council Brazil, British Council Cultural Skills Unit, and Creative Wick to present 2 Creative Economy seminars |
| Organisation | Hackney Wick Cultural Interest Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| PI Contribution | Research team contributed to the organisation of the two-day public event on the Creative Economy, held 30 April-1 May. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners contributed by leading the organisation of the event, including defining the programme, inviting speakers and guests. The first day of the event took place at Stour Space and the second one at QMUL Graduate Centre. |
| Impact | 1. Pre-Conference Creative Economy Networks Venue: Stour Space Date: 30-04-2018 Time: 09:30 2. Conference - Creative Economy Networks: research, policy and exchange Venue: Graduate Centre, Mile End Campus, QMUL Date: 01-05-2018 Time: 09:30 Creative Economy Networks: research, policy and exchange (UK-Brazil) brings together research, policy and industry perspectives to explore the role of exchange in creative economy businesses and its impact on the sector. Particular focus will be given to new research and policy drawn from recent UK-Brazil collaboration and exchanges led or facilitated by the British Council, Network and People's Palace Projects. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Collaboration with QMUL Network, British Council Brazil, British Council Cultural Skills Unit, and Creative Wick to present 2 Creative Economy seminars |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Research team contributed to the organisation of the two-day public event on the Creative Economy, held 30 April-1 May. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners contributed by leading the organisation of the event, including defining the programme, inviting speakers and guests. The first day of the event took place at Stour Space and the second one at QMUL Graduate Centre. |
| Impact | 1. Pre-Conference Creative Economy Networks Venue: Stour Space Date: 30-04-2018 Time: 09:30 2. Conference - Creative Economy Networks: research, policy and exchange Venue: Graduate Centre, Mile End Campus, QMUL Date: 01-05-2018 Time: 09:30 Creative Economy Networks: research, policy and exchange (UK-Brazil) brings together research, policy and industry perspectives to explore the role of exchange in creative economy businesses and its impact on the sector. Particular focus will be given to new research and policy drawn from recent UK-Brazil collaboration and exchanges led or facilitated by the British Council, Network and People's Palace Projects. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Institute of Contemporary Arts, London |
| Organisation | Institute of Contemporary Arts |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Host organisation for ECHOES Indigenous Film festival |
| Collaborator Contribution | Hosting event |
| Impact | - Festival brought attention to issues around the future of Indigenous peoples, their experiences, from ongoing struggles for land rights to the impact of the climate emergency on Indigenous cultural heritage, and what their arts represents to an international audience. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Kuikuro Indigenous Association of the Alto Xingu (AIKAX) |
| Organisation | Kuikuro Indigenous Association of the Alto Xingu (AIKAX) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Kuikuro people, in partnership with the Wauja people from the Xingu, worked closed with People's Palace Projects, Factum Foundation and a group of independent Brazilian anthropologists on informing the importance of the Kamukuwaká cave for the culture, language and tradition of the indigenous communities of the Upper Xingu, as well as its meaning for the preservation of indigenous cultures, and the ways in which the facsimile of the cave can best serve the indigenous communities in Brazil. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Takumã Kuikuro, president of AIKAX, has supported the approval and the communication of all the steps of the project, from the expedition to the sacred cave of Kamukuwaká in September 2018 when the cave was found vandalised, to recording videos with interviews, writing a chapter for the publication 'The Sacred Cave of Kamukuwaká: the preservation of indigenous cultures in Brazil", as well as attending the two-day event at Factum Foundation's workshop in Madrid to inaugurate the facsimile of the restored cave in October 2019. |
| Impact | AIKAX is working with People's Palace Projects on the immersive installation RED OCA, which will be part of the main pavilion of Venice Architecture Biennale 2020. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Kuikuro Indigenous Association of the Alto Xingu (AIKAX) |
| Organisation | Kuikuro Indigenous Association of the Alto Xingu (AIKAX) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | People's Palace Projects facilitated a two-week pilot residency programme to enable the Kuikuro people to establish a cultural exchange with ten non-indigenous artists in their village in September 2017, forging new connections with the broader cultural industries in Brazil. People's Palace Projects also hosted ten Kuikuro artists in Rio on a return visit in October to participate on Multiplicidade Festival's Xingu week (17-22 Oct) at Oi Futuro Flamengo. The programme showcased the collaborative work produced by the Kuikuro and the five emerging artists from Rio, and included a series of talks, film screenings, art installations and workshops on the Kuikuro culture. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Kuikuro have hosted ten non-indigenous artists and the research team at their village for two weeks in September 2017. Various members of their community have engaged directly with the group, working in collaboration with the Rio and British artists to develop new artworks inspired by the Kuikuro culture, language and traditions. The Kuikuro leaders were have shared their stories and knowledge with the group in forms of conversations, interviews and rituals; various individuals of the community have engaged in activities for the wellbeing of the residents such as fishing, cooking and harvesting; some individuals have given workshops to group of non-indigenous artists in Kuikuro language, music, house-building and fishing. AIKAX filmmakers have also documented the exchange and interviewed all the non-indigenous artists for a 20 minute documentary they will be producing about the pilot programme. Ten Kuikuro artists have travelled to Rio for one week in October to participate on the programme specially curated for them by Batman Zavareze as part of Multiplicidade Festival at Oi Futuro Flamengo. They have performed their rituals wearing traditional costumes, engaged in a series of public talks on knowledge exchange with creative industries, indigenous rights, and the development agenda, organised public screenings of AIKAX productions (Hyperwomen, As Kariokas and London as a Village), and led a series of workshops on Kuikuro language, traditional paintings and crafts. |
| Impact | AIKAX accepted People's Palace Projects proposal to be partners on 'The Challenge of the Xingu: indigenous cultures in the museum of the future', project selected for the AHRC Immersive Experiences Award commencing in May 2018; Takumã Kuikuro was awarded a Fellowship of Queen Mary University of London during the winter graduations ceremonies. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Migrate Art collaboration with PPP and Wauja community |
| Organisation | Kuikuro Indigenous Association of the Alto Xingu (AIKAX) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The research team and I introduced MigrateArt to two Indigenous communities based in the Brazilian Xingu region - the Kuikuro and Wauja people. We negotiated and supported a visit of one week to three villages in the region, translating and facilitating a dialogue between MigrateArt and each community. We drew up a proposal with MigrateArt for the collection of two regional ingredients for pigment: ashes from forest fires, and red urucum seeds. |
| Collaborator Contribution | MigrateArt funded the research trip of Simon Butler to the Xingu to meet local communities and gather samples. The proposal has now been considered and approved by the regional Council of the Indigenous communities of the Xingu at its 2022 Annual Assembly, giving consent by all of the peoples of the Xingu for the use of common property (the seeds and ashes gathered from the territory) for this project. Now the agreement is complete, MigrateArt will use the pigments to produce paints and distribute the paints to selected international contemporary artists, whose eventual work will be auctioned for the benefit of equipping the Kuikuro and Wauja communities to fight forest fires. |
| Impact | Approval at the 2022 Annual Assembly of the Indigenous Communities of the Xingu Territory of the project proposal between Ulupuene Indigenous Association (Associação Indígena Ulupuene - AIU), People's Palace Projects and MigrateArt. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | NECCULT - Núcleo de Estudos em Economia Criativa e da Cultura (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul) |
| Organisation | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | People's Palace Projects has worked in collaboration with NECCULT (UFRGS, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), former CEGOV - Centre for International Studies on Government, to construct a framework for the mapping exercise and the case studies proposed by the research. People's Palace Projects has offered the opportunity to a young anthropologist from NECCULT to engage in the residency programme to coordinate the monitoring, documentation and evaluation of the exchange. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NECCULT has applied two sets of questionnaires that have been completed by the resident artists before and after the visit to Xingu, in order to evaluate a series of indicators that will be analysed at a later stage on the research. NECCULT has also recorded six in-depth interviews with the four directors: Gringo Cardia (Spectaculu), Jailson de Souza e Silva (Favela Observatory), Marcus Vinicius Faustini (The Agency for Youth Networks) and Batman Zavareze (Multiplicidade Festival), and with the anthropologists Ilana Strozemberg (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) and Mercio Pereira Gomes, former president of FUNAI (National Foundation for the Indigenous People). One anthropology young anthropologist from NECCULT travelled to Xingu with the artists from Rio to lead the documentation of the residency in September 2017. |
| Impact | The outputs of the collaboration with NECCULT will be detailed at the end of the research project. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Rio Arts Organisation |
| Organisation | Agency for Youth Networks |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | People's Palace Projects has invited three arts organisations working with young people from peripheral communities (favelas) in Rio de Janeiro: Spectaculu, The Agency for Youth Networks, Observatory of the Favelas; and a major contemporary arts festival: Multiplicidade, to engage on the residency programme. Representatives and young artists from each organisation were given the opportunity to engage on a controlled experiment in cross-cultural exchange with the Kuikuro to extend understanding of how cultural interaction, creative innovation and collaborative cultural production with indigenous communities can be conceived and promoted. PPP has invited Gringo Cardia (Designer and Visual Artist, Director at Spectaculu), Jailson de Souza e Silva (Geographer, founder of Favela Observatory), Marcus Vinicius Faustini (Writer and Theatre Director, Founder of The Agency for Youth Networks) and Batman Zavareze (Visual artist and Curator of Multiplicidade Festival) to nominate a total of 5 emerging artists from their organisations to be mentored by them during the residency in September in Xingu. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Each partner and their selected artists have given their time and work in kind to this collaboration for two weeks during the residency in the indigenous territory of Xingu in September 2017 and have hosted a series of events for the Kuikuro artists on their return visit to Rio in October. They have also connected the outcomes from the residency to non-indigenous cultural and academic networks. Multiplicidade Festival has programmed an entire week (17-22 Oct) dedicated to the Kuikuro artists in their arts and technology festival at Oi Futuro Flamengo. The programme showcased the collaborative work produced by the Kuikuro and the five emerging artists from Rio, and included a series of talks, film screenings, art installations and workshops on the Kuikuro culture. |
| Impact | Jailson de Souza e Silva (Geographer, founder of Favela Observatory and Instituto João e Maria Aleixo) invited Jair Kuikuro to attend the 'I National Meeting of Communicators' in October 2017 in Maré, representing the indigenous peoples of Xingu; Instituto João e Maria Aleixo has offered 2 placements for young Kuikuro students on their specialist course 'Urban Peripheries Sociocultural Inventivities' which will start mid-2018; Favela Observatory has organised an exhibition of the work produced by photographer Marcia Farias during her Xingu residency; Multiplicidade Festival has programmed an entire week (17-22 Oct) dedicated to the Kuikuro artists in their arts and technology festival at Oi Futuro Flamengo, showcasing the collaborative work produced by the Kuikuro and the five emerging artists from Rio, and included a series of talks, film screenings, art installations and workshops on the Kuikuro culture; a new partnership with Rio Planetarium was forged during the Multiplicidade Festival in Rio: the partners are now fundraising to develop a new project on indigenous ethnoastronomy in Brazil; Marcus Vinicius Faustini (Writer and Theatre Director, Founder of The Agency for Youth Networks) is holding conversations with filmmakers Takumã Kuikuro to write a fictional screenplay about the relationship between some Kuikuro individuals and the cities of Canarana and Rio de Janeiro; Gringo Cardia (Designer and Visual Artist, Director at Spectaculu) and Clelio de Paula (creative coder at WeSense and emerging artist invited by Batman Zavareze) are partners on 'The Challenge of the Xingu: indigenous cultures in the museum of the future', project selected for the AHRC Immersive Experiences Award commencing in May 2018. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Rio Arts Organisation |
| Organisation | Favela Observatory |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | People's Palace Projects has invited three arts organisations working with young people from peripheral communities (favelas) in Rio de Janeiro: Spectaculu, The Agency for Youth Networks, Observatory of the Favelas; and a major contemporary arts festival: Multiplicidade, to engage on the residency programme. Representatives and young artists from each organisation were given the opportunity to engage on a controlled experiment in cross-cultural exchange with the Kuikuro to extend understanding of how cultural interaction, creative innovation and collaborative cultural production with indigenous communities can be conceived and promoted. PPP has invited Gringo Cardia (Designer and Visual Artist, Director at Spectaculu), Jailson de Souza e Silva (Geographer, founder of Favela Observatory), Marcus Vinicius Faustini (Writer and Theatre Director, Founder of The Agency for Youth Networks) and Batman Zavareze (Visual artist and Curator of Multiplicidade Festival) to nominate a total of 5 emerging artists from their organisations to be mentored by them during the residency in September in Xingu. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Each partner and their selected artists have given their time and work in kind to this collaboration for two weeks during the residency in the indigenous territory of Xingu in September 2017 and have hosted a series of events for the Kuikuro artists on their return visit to Rio in October. They have also connected the outcomes from the residency to non-indigenous cultural and academic networks. Multiplicidade Festival has programmed an entire week (17-22 Oct) dedicated to the Kuikuro artists in their arts and technology festival at Oi Futuro Flamengo. The programme showcased the collaborative work produced by the Kuikuro and the five emerging artists from Rio, and included a series of talks, film screenings, art installations and workshops on the Kuikuro culture. |
| Impact | Jailson de Souza e Silva (Geographer, founder of Favela Observatory and Instituto João e Maria Aleixo) invited Jair Kuikuro to attend the 'I National Meeting of Communicators' in October 2017 in Maré, representing the indigenous peoples of Xingu; Instituto João e Maria Aleixo has offered 2 placements for young Kuikuro students on their specialist course 'Urban Peripheries Sociocultural Inventivities' which will start mid-2018; Favela Observatory has organised an exhibition of the work produced by photographer Marcia Farias during her Xingu residency; Multiplicidade Festival has programmed an entire week (17-22 Oct) dedicated to the Kuikuro artists in their arts and technology festival at Oi Futuro Flamengo, showcasing the collaborative work produced by the Kuikuro and the five emerging artists from Rio, and included a series of talks, film screenings, art installations and workshops on the Kuikuro culture; a new partnership with Rio Planetarium was forged during the Multiplicidade Festival in Rio: the partners are now fundraising to develop a new project on indigenous ethnoastronomy in Brazil; Marcus Vinicius Faustini (Writer and Theatre Director, Founder of The Agency for Youth Networks) is holding conversations with filmmakers Takumã Kuikuro to write a fictional screenplay about the relationship between some Kuikuro individuals and the cities of Canarana and Rio de Janeiro; Gringo Cardia (Designer and Visual Artist, Director at Spectaculu) and Clelio de Paula (creative coder at WeSense and emerging artist invited by Batman Zavareze) are partners on 'The Challenge of the Xingu: indigenous cultures in the museum of the future', project selected for the AHRC Immersive Experiences Award commencing in May 2018. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Rio Arts Organisation |
| Organisation | Multiplicidade Festival |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | People's Palace Projects has invited three arts organisations working with young people from peripheral communities (favelas) in Rio de Janeiro: Spectaculu, The Agency for Youth Networks, Observatory of the Favelas; and a major contemporary arts festival: Multiplicidade, to engage on the residency programme. Representatives and young artists from each organisation were given the opportunity to engage on a controlled experiment in cross-cultural exchange with the Kuikuro to extend understanding of how cultural interaction, creative innovation and collaborative cultural production with indigenous communities can be conceived and promoted. PPP has invited Gringo Cardia (Designer and Visual Artist, Director at Spectaculu), Jailson de Souza e Silva (Geographer, founder of Favela Observatory), Marcus Vinicius Faustini (Writer and Theatre Director, Founder of The Agency for Youth Networks) and Batman Zavareze (Visual artist and Curator of Multiplicidade Festival) to nominate a total of 5 emerging artists from their organisations to be mentored by them during the residency in September in Xingu. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Each partner and their selected artists have given their time and work in kind to this collaboration for two weeks during the residency in the indigenous territory of Xingu in September 2017 and have hosted a series of events for the Kuikuro artists on their return visit to Rio in October. They have also connected the outcomes from the residency to non-indigenous cultural and academic networks. Multiplicidade Festival has programmed an entire week (17-22 Oct) dedicated to the Kuikuro artists in their arts and technology festival at Oi Futuro Flamengo. The programme showcased the collaborative work produced by the Kuikuro and the five emerging artists from Rio, and included a series of talks, film screenings, art installations and workshops on the Kuikuro culture. |
| Impact | Jailson de Souza e Silva (Geographer, founder of Favela Observatory and Instituto João e Maria Aleixo) invited Jair Kuikuro to attend the 'I National Meeting of Communicators' in October 2017 in Maré, representing the indigenous peoples of Xingu; Instituto João e Maria Aleixo has offered 2 placements for young Kuikuro students on their specialist course 'Urban Peripheries Sociocultural Inventivities' which will start mid-2018; Favela Observatory has organised an exhibition of the work produced by photographer Marcia Farias during her Xingu residency; Multiplicidade Festival has programmed an entire week (17-22 Oct) dedicated to the Kuikuro artists in their arts and technology festival at Oi Futuro Flamengo, showcasing the collaborative work produced by the Kuikuro and the five emerging artists from Rio, and included a series of talks, film screenings, art installations and workshops on the Kuikuro culture; a new partnership with Rio Planetarium was forged during the Multiplicidade Festival in Rio: the partners are now fundraising to develop a new project on indigenous ethnoastronomy in Brazil; Marcus Vinicius Faustini (Writer and Theatre Director, Founder of The Agency for Youth Networks) is holding conversations with filmmakers Takumã Kuikuro to write a fictional screenplay about the relationship between some Kuikuro individuals and the cities of Canarana and Rio de Janeiro; Gringo Cardia (Designer and Visual Artist, Director at Spectaculu) and Clelio de Paula (creative coder at WeSense and emerging artist invited by Batman Zavareze) are partners on 'The Challenge of the Xingu: indigenous cultures in the museum of the future', project selected for the AHRC Immersive Experiences Award commencing in May 2018. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Rio Arts Organisation |
| Organisation | Spectaculu School of Art and Technology |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | People's Palace Projects has invited three arts organisations working with young people from peripheral communities (favelas) in Rio de Janeiro: Spectaculu, The Agency for Youth Networks, Observatory of the Favelas; and a major contemporary arts festival: Multiplicidade, to engage on the residency programme. Representatives and young artists from each organisation were given the opportunity to engage on a controlled experiment in cross-cultural exchange with the Kuikuro to extend understanding of how cultural interaction, creative innovation and collaborative cultural production with indigenous communities can be conceived and promoted. PPP has invited Gringo Cardia (Designer and Visual Artist, Director at Spectaculu), Jailson de Souza e Silva (Geographer, founder of Favela Observatory), Marcus Vinicius Faustini (Writer and Theatre Director, Founder of The Agency for Youth Networks) and Batman Zavareze (Visual artist and Curator of Multiplicidade Festival) to nominate a total of 5 emerging artists from their organisations to be mentored by them during the residency in September in Xingu. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Each partner and their selected artists have given their time and work in kind to this collaboration for two weeks during the residency in the indigenous territory of Xingu in September 2017 and have hosted a series of events for the Kuikuro artists on their return visit to Rio in October. They have also connected the outcomes from the residency to non-indigenous cultural and academic networks. Multiplicidade Festival has programmed an entire week (17-22 Oct) dedicated to the Kuikuro artists in their arts and technology festival at Oi Futuro Flamengo. The programme showcased the collaborative work produced by the Kuikuro and the five emerging artists from Rio, and included a series of talks, film screenings, art installations and workshops on the Kuikuro culture. |
| Impact | Jailson de Souza e Silva (Geographer, founder of Favela Observatory and Instituto João e Maria Aleixo) invited Jair Kuikuro to attend the 'I National Meeting of Communicators' in October 2017 in Maré, representing the indigenous peoples of Xingu; Instituto João e Maria Aleixo has offered 2 placements for young Kuikuro students on their specialist course 'Urban Peripheries Sociocultural Inventivities' which will start mid-2018; Favela Observatory has organised an exhibition of the work produced by photographer Marcia Farias during her Xingu residency; Multiplicidade Festival has programmed an entire week (17-22 Oct) dedicated to the Kuikuro artists in their arts and technology festival at Oi Futuro Flamengo, showcasing the collaborative work produced by the Kuikuro and the five emerging artists from Rio, and included a series of talks, film screenings, art installations and workshops on the Kuikuro culture; a new partnership with Rio Planetarium was forged during the Multiplicidade Festival in Rio: the partners are now fundraising to develop a new project on indigenous ethnoastronomy in Brazil; Marcus Vinicius Faustini (Writer and Theatre Director, Founder of The Agency for Youth Networks) is holding conversations with filmmakers Takumã Kuikuro to write a fictional screenplay about the relationship between some Kuikuro individuals and the cities of Canarana and Rio de Janeiro; Gringo Cardia (Designer and Visual Artist, Director at Spectaculu) and Clelio de Paula (creative coder at WeSense and emerging artist invited by Batman Zavareze) are partners on 'The Challenge of the Xingu: indigenous cultures in the museum of the future', project selected for the AHRC Immersive Experiences Award commencing in May 2018. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | The Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Conservation |
| Organisation | The Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Conservation |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | People's Palace Projects (PPP) offered the opportunity for Factum Foundation to advance the partnership they have previously developed with AIKAX during Social Change through Creativity and Culture Stage 3: Extending Research Activity for Further Impact (AH/P007252/1) and to collaborate with WeSense, A Casa Gringo Cardia, Playground Entertainment and Rio Planetarium. PPP invited Ferdinand Saumarez and Arthur Prior (photogrammetry and LiDAR scanner specialists) to join the residency organised by PPP in partnership with AIKAX in the Ipatse Village in the Upper Xingu in September 2018. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Conservation is a not-for-profit organisation, established in 2009 to demonstrate the importance of documenting, monitoring, studying, recreating and disseminating the world's cultural heritage through the rigorous development of high-resolution recording and re-materialization techniques. Its primary objective is to ensure that future generations can inherit the past in a condition in which it can be studied in depth and emotionally engaged with. Factum Foundation hosted a 2-day visit on their workshop in Madrid for PPP team and one WeSense technology specialist in May 2018. The focus of the visit was to experiment with never-previously used technologies, in conjunction with the equipment and techniques developed by Factum Arte, and explore the production of innovative immersive experiences that advance the understanding of artistic conservation, public access and cultural exchange. Ferdinand Saumarez and Arthur Prior (photogrammetry and LiDAR scanner specialists from Factum) joined the residency organised by PPP in partnership with AIKAX in the Upper Xingu in September 2018 and documented the vandalised ancient cave of Kamukuwaka using high-resolution 3D-imaging technologies, including laser-scanning and photogrammetry. Factum supported the production of the 2-day immersive installation 'Xingu Village' at the Horniman Museum on the 15 and 16th December 2018, offering their digital recordings to the construction of a 3D model of the village. |
| Impact | The multidisciplinary collaboration resulted in a 2-day immersive installation 'Xingu Village' at the Horniman's Music Gallery on the 15 and 16th December 2018. Using augmented reality and video technologies, the fully-booked event (207 attendees) offered the audience the opportunity to embark on a digital journey into the Kuikuro village, and to meet face to face with indigenous artists Takumã and Yamalui Kuikuro. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | The Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Conservation |
| Organisation | The Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Conservation |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | As part of The Challenge of the Xingu: indigenous cultures in the museum of the future (AH/R010366/1), People's Palace Projects invited two specialists from Factum Foundation to join an artistic residency in the Xingu in September 2018, aimed to document the Kamukuwaká cave using high-resolution 3D-imaging technologies, including laser-scanning and photogrammetry. People's Palace Projects supported all the communication and translation between the various specialists from Factum in 3D scanning, 3D modelling and the Brazilian indigenous communities at all stages of the partnership, as well as co-edited the publication "The Sacred Cave of Kamukuwaká: The Preservation of Indigenous Cultures in Brazil". |
| Collaborator Contribution | 2 Factum specialists joined in September 2018, an expedition to Kamukuwaká. Upon arrival at the site, it was revealed to have been devastated with the most important petroglyphs hacked away. Factum Foundation's team recorded the site in its vandalised state using high-resolution 3D-imaging technologies, including laser-scanning and photogrammetry. The mapping of the vandalised areas of the cave from the LiDAR and photogrammetry data was used in combination with photographic documentation dating from before the attack to produce an accurate 3D restoration of the cave, at a scale of 1:1. Factum produced videos, reports and interviews, as well as self-published the book "The Sacred Cave of Kamukuwaká: The Preservation of Indigenous Cultures in Brazil". On the 18-19 October 2019, one year after the vandalism was discovered, Factum hosted a two-day event in their Madrid's workshop to inaugurate the facsimile of the restored cave. It was unveiled by a leader of the Wauja community, Akari Waurá, oral historian and song carrier, and his son Yanamakakuma Waurá, alongside Takumã Kuikuro, filmmaker from the Kuikuro people, and Shirley Djukuma Krenak, leader of the Krenak people. During the event, they explained the importance of the cave and its meaning for the preservation of indigenous cultures, and discussed ways in which the facsimile of the cave can best serve the indigenous communities in Brazil. |
| Impact | The facsimile of the restored Cave of Kamukuwaká Publication "The Sacred Cave of Kamukuwaká: The Preservation of Indigenous Cultures in Brazil" BBC Radio 4 An Orchestra Of The Rainforest Music Album Akari Wauja, Wauja Songs from Upper Xingu Event The Xingu Sacred Cave of Kamukuwaka: An Emergency Forum on indigenous cultural heritage in the Brazilian Amazon (Madrid, 18-19 October 2019) |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | 4th International Seminar on Indigenous Research Methodologies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Running for three weeks from Monday 18th October to Friday 5th November 2021, the 4th International Seminar on Indigenous Research Methodologies (IRM) opened alongside Queen Mary University's Sustainability Week, as part of the activities that PPP are promoting in the run-up to the UN Climate Change Conference COP26. The programme brought together a series of online webinars, and art installations at QMUL Mile End campus and the 1st Brazil Indigenous Film Festival at the ICA on 22-24 October. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/en/full-programme-of-indigenous-research-methods-seminars-relea... |
| Description | 83 press articles on showcase of indigenous cultural production at Multiplicidade Festival in Rio de Janeiro |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 83 articles in Brazilian Media, with estimate coverage costings of R$ 4.758.000,89 (around £950.000,00), access to media report via folder: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ygkvl5efzg01imo/Relat%C3%B3rio%20de%20clipping.pdf?dl=0 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.dropbox.com/s/ygkvl5efzg01imo/Relat%C3%B3rio%20de%20clipping.pdf?dl=0 |
| Description | AIRB2B showcase Conrad Murray |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Conrad Murray had the opportunity to showcase the work he has developed during the AIRB2B residency in collaboration with the Kuikuro. The public sharing took place at Casa Rio, PPPdoBrasil-run artists' residency centre, for an estimate audience of 50 people from various youth arts organisations from Rio. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Aislan Pankararu: Artist Residency |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Aislan Pankararu spent the month of May 2023 in an art studio in London producing 13 painting for his FEEL IT exhibition at he the Brazilian Embassy as part of the Indigenous Film Festival project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Amazon Hope: The Kuikuro Exchange |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Professor Paul Heritage, designer Gringo Cardia and indigenous filmmaker Takumã Kuikuro made a presentation about the collaborative artistic exchange between indigenous and non-indigenous artists led by People's Palace Projects and AIKAX, as part of the event Amazon Hope. Amazon Hope tool place in New York in October 2019, joining together the specialists most intimately engaged with the Xingu and the diverse indigenous peoples who call it home. It aimed to jointly consider the current crisis - the hardest hit portion of the Amazon - and communicate its vitality and importance to interested partners, potential donors and the public. The disastrous fires, which catapulted to the world stage recently, have plagued the region for a decade. They are the result of drought conditions, which have become the new normal in the arc of deforestation. Local fire prevention efforts have succeeded in curbing the collapse of the closed moist forests of the region, but far more is needed. Through Amazon Hope, scientists, artists and indigenous leaders worked to devise solutions. The creation of a southern Amazon indigenous "firewall," will be used as a tool to protect the lands, forests, waters and cultural heritage. Technology will empower indigenous people themselves, who constitute a veritable army of committed individuals, zealously looking for solutions to defend against the decimation of their lands and livelihoods. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.pennywisefoundation.org/amazon-hope.html |
| Description | COP26 - An Emergency London Gathering |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | COP26 -An Emergency London Gathering at the Roundhouse. Despite being represented in Glasgow, the indigenous people and activists from the Global South did not have a seat at the negotiating table. With theatre company Complicite, PPP called an emergency gathering in London to reflect on what can be done next. With Takumã Kuikuro, Simon McBurney, Fehinti Balogun, Yamalui Kuikuro, Shirley Krenak, Sarah Shenker, Raull Santiago, and Professor Paul Heritage. Hosted by Conrad Murray. Funded by Complicité, People's Palace Projects & Queen Mary University of London and supported by Survival International, Five Fifty Five and The Roundhouse. (Attendance: 79 people) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Creative Climate Connections Xingu-Wales (CCC) workshops |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 7 workshops with 20 young people from the Xingu Indigenous Territory (Brazil) and Wales were linked by their experiences and responses to climate change. In partnership with Dirty Protest and the Wauja Indigenous Association, PPP piloted a programme of seven online workshops for students to co-create a collective artistic response to the climate crisis in drastically different lived environments. The project was funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council. Creative Climate Connections was featured on ITV news Wales. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/en/projects/creative-climate-connections-xingu-wales-ccc/ |
| Description | Creative Economy Networks seminar, London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Heritage, indigenous artist Yamalui Kuikuro and Leandro Valiati (Professor of the Economy of Culture, QMUL and Director of NECCULT/UFRGS) participated on the panel 'Global Challenges: indigenous experiments in the creative economy', chaired by Julia Cort, Community Learning Manager at the Horniman Museum, as part of the Creative Economy Networks seminar on 30th April 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | ECo-Nversations: The Role of the Arts in the Climate Emergency |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | How do we change hearts and minds about the climate crisis? Is it time to get cultural institutions, artists, and storytellers on board? When will we paying attention to the voices on the front line of the fight for climate justice? Eco-nversation is a podcast that brings together activists, artists, and academics to discuss our roles and responsibilities in the climate emergency, produced by People's Palace Projects at Queen Mary University of London In this first episode, we talk about the role of artists and arts organisations in responding to the climate emergency. Guests: Madani Younis and Zoe Svendsen. Madani is chief executive producer of The Shed (New York, USA) and former creative director of the Southbank Centre (London, UK), and artistic director of the Bush Theatre (London, UK) and Freedom Studios (Bradford, UK). Madani says we must make active commitments, drive change and find ways to hold each other accountable. Zoe Svendsen is an associate artist at Donmar Warehouse (London, UK) and lecturer at Cambridge University (Cambridge, UK), with vast experience as a director and dramaturg, including at the Barbican, Young Vic and Shakespeare's Globe (London, UK). For Zoe, the questions we need to ask about who we are and how we live in the world must be articulated as a conversation, both in and beyond the theatre. Hosted by Paul Heritage, director of , an art research centre for social justice and Professor of Drama and Performance at Queen Mary University of London. Executive production and script: Yula Rocha/ People's Palace Projects Audio design: Image: #ShowYourStripes by University of Reading |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://open.spotify.com/show/5IheM3KhVjgJpQ7BafoFQL |
| Description | Event Xingu <> Rio <> Londres = Câmbios Culturais na balança, Museum of Tomorrow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In May 2018, I hosted an open conversation at Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Tomorrow with indigenous researchers, artists and anthropologists to discuss and disseminate the outputs of 'The Currency of the Cultural Exchange' and to introduce the new research project 'The Challenge of the Xingu'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | FEEL IT: Aislan Pankararu solo exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | During a month-long residency in London (May 2023), Aislan Pankararu produced 13 new oil-based paintings on linen canvas. Aislan's first international solo exhibition FEEL IT (19 May- 1 June 2023) was launched in a sold-out event at the Brazilian Embassy in London. He made history as the first Indigenous artist to exhibit at the Embassy in over 200 years. The exhibition opened to a sold out opening event at the Brazilian embassy and finissage concert. The exhibition will garner over 400 visitors. 1 artwork has been donated to Brazil's government's permanent art collection. The reach and impact of this exhibition has been extended through appearances in the press, in outlets such as TV Cultura and Radio France international. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/en/projects/echoes-indigenous-film-festival-ica-london/ |
| Description | Film screenings at ECHOES Indigenous Film Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Screening of 18 short films + Q&A sessions with Indigenous curators/filmmakers. Featuring 18 works from 21 filmmakers, Echoes represented 13 ethnic groups from 10 regions in Brazil and neighbouring countries, and was a rich celebration of diversity and versatility of Indigenous storytelling. The festival took place over 7 days in London and 3 days in Paris. The total audience reached was 350+ people at the ICA in London + 100 people at the Publicis Cinema in Paris. This was followed by 1 month of online streaming for ICA members and 1 private meeting with the British Film Industry. There was a screening and discussion about climate policy at the FCDO Climate and Forest Units, potentially impacting future policy decisions. The audience reach was expanded by an extensive press campaign, with article and news reports from outlets such as TV Cultura, Radio France international, Monocle, Kermode and Mayo's Take, SBT News, and This Pieces. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/en/projects/echoes-indigenous-film-festival-ica-london/ |
| Description | From the Ashes: Exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This was the exhibition resulting from British artist Simon Butler's visit to the Xingu Indigenous territory. His work addresses the urgent need for conservation and protection of the Amazon Rainforest, and supporting the fight of the communities who call it home. The exhibition attracted over 500 visitors to the Truman Brewery art gallery. The exhibition and auction included new works by 29 Indigenous and non-Indigenous contemporary artists including Aislan Pankararu, Cornelia Parker, Mari´a Berri´o, Richard Long, Shezad Dawood and Tacita Dean. The exhibition called for the urgent need for conservation of the Amazon and support for the guardians of the rainforest. Proceeds raised will provide vital support for Xingu Indigenous communities, such as firefighting equipment, reforesting initiatives, and monitoring technologies in the villages. An extensive press and social media campaign ran by PPP's communications manager Yula Rocha meant that the the exhibition reached wide audiences, raising awareness about the challenges facing the Xingu communities, and showcasing their art and creativity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/en/projects/from-the-ashes/ |
| Description | I Webinar on Indigenous Research Methodologies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The webinar was an opportunity to address the increasing number of UK-based scholars working transnationally and internationally among Indigenous peoples. They inform the international development research community, across disciplines, on challenges when engaging with indigenous communities whilst ensuring co-production of knowledge and effective knowledge mobilisation, and to help identify areas where good practice is established or additional work is required. The 2-hour online event brought together 57 participants and was an opportunity to learn how indigenous partners are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to draw the agenda for the next events in 2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/en/webinar-indigenous-research/ |
| Description | II Webinar on Indigenous Research Methodologies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The second webinar was an opportunity to bring together indigenous and non-indigenous researchers to discuss the challenges for indigenous research in different regions and fields of knowledge. The event also hosted a conversation between Simon McBurney (Complicité Theatre) and Ailton Krenak (leader of the Krenak people, Brazil). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcz-eAe2LHOaSzYGm-C4nZmQiWdHbeIvE |
| Description | Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Resilience - COP26 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Heritage, Senior Project Manager Thiago Jesus, and Indigenous artists Takumã Kuikuro and Yamalui Kuikuro participated on the panel Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Resilience, hosted by PRAXIS in partnership with the British Council as part of the Resilience Hub at the Blue Zone. Representatives of Indigenous communities from across the globe will highlight the growing impact that climate change is having on Indigenous communities and their livelihoods, and the often-overlooked role of Indigenous knowledge and traditional practices to address climate change and increasing climate resilience. The event interspersed hard-hitting short films with interactive discussions with researchers and practitioners working with Indigenous communities (attendance: 98 people online) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AhmTTk3RvI&list=PLP9pjMsarzwi7I02i0YZuEuWZEoD2r6id&index=2 |
| Description | Indigenous Research Methods - Art installations at QMUL |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Display of art installations 'Oca Red: Living Beyond the End of the World' and 'Natural Future Museums' at Mile End campus, Queen Mary University of London, as part of the 4th International Seminar on Indigenous Research Methods. The installations were visited by 52 audience members. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | International Seminar on Indigenous Engagement, Research Partnerships, and Knowledge Mobilisation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | On behalf of the ESRC and AHRC, People's Palace Projects (Queen Mary University of London) hosted a workshop on Indigenous Research Methods in Rio de Janeiro between 20-22 March 2019. Indigenous engagement in research partnerships and knowledge mobilisation has been identified by the UK research councils as a priority area of international development research practice. The workshop in Rio de Janeiro is intended to inform the international development research community, across disciplines, on challenges when engaging with indigenous communities whilst ensuring co-production of knowledge and effective knowledge mobilisation, with the potential for broader impact beyond academia, and in turn identify areas where good practice is established or additional work is required. GCRF award-holders have been invited to provide case-studies examining the issues that researchers face when engaging with indigenous communities, co-production of knowledge and ensuring equitable appropriate knowledge exchange and impact. The aim is to develop a publication detailing guidance for undertaking international development research with indigenous people, future strategic research initiatives and related research activities and opportunities for collaboration, in particular ahead of the development of future research plans. The workshop included indigenous researchers from 10 different countries (Brazil, Colombia, India, Mongolia, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and Dominica) as well as PIs from 11 UK universities and 1 public research institution: • University of Cambridge • University of Leeds • University of Leicester • Bath Spa University • Cardiff University • University of St Andrews • University of Bedfordshire • Cardiff Metropolitan University • University of East Anglia • The University of Manchester • Queen Mary University of London • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (botanical research and education institution sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The themes covered by the researchers at the workshop included: climate/environmental change; ecological justice; sustainability; Sustainable Development; risk management; traditional agricultural knowledge; "good living"; alternatives to Western development models; resilience; policy uptake; engagement/participatory research; knowledge production/mobilisation; intangible cultural heritage; identity; cultural self-representation; negotiating different/difficult agendas; language; representation; land disputes; social exclusion; racism; ongoing genocide; gender violence; sorcery accusations; health care needs of rural villages; increasing socio-economic benefits; displacement; disaster risk; methods from the arts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/en/projects/indigenous-research-methods-workshop/ |
| Description | Kuikuro Fundraising Campaign: Fire Brigade 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Kuikuro people from the Xingu territories in Brazil's Amazon basin are being left alone to fight a record number of fires. They have created an indigenous fire brigade and need resources to save the forest and to expand it to the Wauja people. To coincide with the programme of activities for COP26, PPP set up a fundraising campaign to supply the Kuikuro people with fire equipment and protective clothing (including helmets, boots and gloves) as well as petrol for the car needed to reach remote areas effected by the fires. Donations will also cover expenses for training and equipping new volunteers from the Wauja indigenous community, who will then be able to launch its own fire brigade. The campaign fundraiser £669 by the 1 December 2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/indigenousfirebrigade |
| Description | Kuikuro and Yawalapiti Fundraising Campaigns: Covid-19 Emergency Appeal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Alongside the remaking of The Encounter 2020, a JustGiving page was set up to raise money for the Kuikuro and the Yawalapiti's response to Covid-19. This collaboration between AIKAX, HERITAGE, People's Palace Projects and Complicite raised in total £32,482 for the Kuikuro people, and £8,844 for the Yawalapiti. Donations have supported the Kuikuro and items that have been procured from funds raised include: 1,293 kg food; 440 hygiene items; 915 litres of diesel;1,850 litres of petrol; 8,257 items of PPEs (gloves, face shields, masks, safety glasses, aprons, thermometers, oximeters); 650 reusable face masks; 5,394 items of medicine; 20 hammocks; 84 litres of hand sanitiser. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/Kuikuroagainstcovid |
| Description | Mapping the Kuikuro Community, part of Producing Memory: Maps, Materials, Belongings at TATE Exchange |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | From 1-6th May 2018, People's Palace Projects produced a series of events around the arts exchanges with the Kuikuro indigenous people of Xingu as part of the TATE Exchange week 'Producing Memory: maps, materials, belongings', with artists and researchers from Queen Mary University of London, from 1 to 6 May. PPP mounted inflatable 'oca' structure to host photographs, a sound installation, and a video fly-through of scan data from around the Ipatse village. On Sunday 6 May the space hosted a screening of London as a Village, the Discussion Global Challenges: indigenous experiments in cultural exchange, a VR experiment designed by the Xingu resident artist Clelio de Paula, and an interactive photogrammetry workshop with Factum Foundation. Audience: 1975 people visited the showcase. Engagement in specific activities: • Interactive Photogrametry Workshop with Factum Foundation: 7 • Screening London as a Village: 20 • Discussion Global Challenges: indigenous experiments in cultural exchange: 30 • Xingu Ensemble VR: estimated 200 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Media activity report |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Summary press report for the May 2017 seminar at Museu do Amanha which was covered in 2 print publications and 21 websites nationally in Brazil including Brazil's premier national news source, O Globo, and indigenous activist blogs: Jornal Povo do Rio (23/05/2017) Jornal O Globo (05/06/2017) https://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/conte-algo-que-nao-sei/adam-lowe-especialista-em-arte-digital-patrimonios-culturais-nao-se-limitam-ao-passado-21430481 https://revistaculturacidadania.blogspot.com.br/2017/05/seminario-gratuito-reune-especialistas.html https://www.sopacultural.com/organizacao-internacional-factum-arte-se-une-comunidade-indigena-do-baixo-xingu-para-projeto-de-tecnologia-e-preservacao-cultural/ http://www.retratorio.com.br/seminario-reune-especialistas-ingleses-em-preservacao-digital-e-indigenas-do-alto-xingu http://www.piscitellientretenimentos.com/organizacao-internacional-factum-arte-se-une-a-comunidade-indigena-do-baixo-xingu-para-projeto-de-tecnologia-e-preservacao-cultural/ http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/cultura/noticia/2017-05/alta-tecnologia-preserva-cultura-dos-kuikuros-no-alto-xingu http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/es/cultura/noticia/2017-05/alta-tecnologia-preserva-la-cultura-en-reserva-indigena-brasilena http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/cultura/noticia/2017-05/technology-preserves-indigenous-heritage-brazilian-reserve http://istoe.com.br/alta-tecnologia-preserva-cultura-dos-kuikuros-no-alto-xingu/ http://www.jornalfloripa.com.br/alta-tecnologia-preserva-cultura-dos-kuikuros-no-alto-xingu/ http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/brasil/2017/05/23/interna_brasil,705331/alta-tecnologia-preserva-cultura-dos-kuikuros-no-alto-xingu.shtml http://guiatresrios.com/cultura-2/alta-tecnologia-preserva-cultura-dos-kuikuros-no-alto-xingu/ http://www.turmadoepa.com.br/conteudo/show/secao/1/materia/4291 http://somosguaranis.blogspot.com.br/2017/05/alta-tecnologia-preserva-cultura-dos.html https://pib.socioambiental.org/pt/noticias?id=177972&id_pov=232 https://brasilemfolhas.com/2016/?id=32528 http://liberdades.com/cultura/2017/05/3587/alta-tecnologia-preserva-cultura-dos-kuikuros-no-alto-xingu.html http://portalmanauara.com.br/alta-tecnologia-preserva-cultura-dos-kuikuros-no-alto-xingu/ http://ftp.penedofm.com.br/noticia/cultura/24/05/2017/alta-tecnologia-preserva-cultura-dos-kuikuros-no-alto-xingu/120671 http://cidadaniadiversidadecultural.blogspot.com.br/2017/05/projeto-busca-preservar-da-cultura-dos.html http://www.anews.com/p/69386230/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://somosguaranis.blogspot.com/2017/05/alta-tecnologia-preserva-cultura-dos.html |
| Description | Multiplicidade Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Multiplicidade Festival has programmed an entire week (17-22 Oct) dedicated to the Kuikuro artists in their arts and technology festival at Oi Futuro Flamengo, showcasing the collaborative work produced by the Kuikuro and the five emerging artists from Rio, and included a series of talks, film screenings, art installations and workshops on the Kuikuro culture. More than 4,500 people have visited Oi Futuro during that week and 1,224 have attended the public talks and performances: 146 people attended the opening talk "Forces of Nature", which brought together the visiting Kuikuro artists and the resident artists from Rio for a conversation on the programme, mediated by Professor Ilana Strozemberg (Anthropologist, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro); 93 people attended the screening of three films produced by the Takumã Kuikuro (Hyperwomen, As Kariokas and London as a Village) and engaged on a public conversation between Takumã and Carlos Fausto (Anthropologist, Museu Nacional); 247 audience members have engaged on workshops led by the Kuikuro artists on their language, traditional paintings and crafts, and attended the showcase 'Rituals and Languages', mediated by Mercio Pereira Gomes, former president of FUNAI (National Foundation for the Indigenous People); and a total of 738 people participated on 'Xingu Emsemble', a virtual reality experiment developed by visual artist Clelio de Paula based on his recordings during the exchange programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.multiplicidade.com/ |
| Description | Our Village: What Does it mean to Belong? - COP26 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Heritage and PPP Associate Artists Takumã Kuikuro participated in the event 'What Does it Mean to Belong?', part of the 'Our Village programme' organised by the NGO If Not Us Then Who at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow (CCA) during COP26. 34 audience members attended the event, which was also streamed via zoom (80 online guests). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73kBLqN_1U4&feature=youtu.be |
| Description | Panel Art and Activism: Transforming Culture through Artistic Influence, at the IETM Aarhus Plenary Meeting 2023. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Thiago Jesus mediated the panel exploring the transformative potential the arts have in instigating cultural change. How can artists and the arts play a key role in influencing the narrative on climate change and inspire positive change - both within the arts sector and in society. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Panel at Copenhagen DocFest Inter:Active Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Research team members Pirata Waura and Thiago Jesus participated in a public panel event "My Story, Your Story, Our Story: Sharing the Power of Creation" alongside the producers of The Territory (2022 film) to give a public talk about collaborations with Indigenous communities in the film industry. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Press articles about the pilot VR experience of the Kamukuwaka Cave |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Two articles published on the Kamukuwaka VR pilot project: The audience Agency, VR Kamukuwaka - 02/01/2023 https://www.theaudienceagency.org/resources/case-in-point-digital-futures-for-xingu-indigenous-knowledge BBC World Service, Pirata about Kamukuwaka VR- January 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct37sl |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct37sl |
| Description | Press coverage for the VR experience of the Cave of Kamukuwaka |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Press coverage was achieved in five publications during 2022, taking the project to wider public audiences: https://www.screendaily.com/news/cphdox-reveals-nine-immersive-projects-for-in-person-cphlab/5167795.article https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63537416 https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/40e49511cc890c5cf87bf115343b1872-CPHDOX-reveals-nine-immersive-projects-for-inperson-CPHLAB Latam cinema.com - Kamukuwaka, 11 March 2022 https://www.latamcinema.com/xr-proyectos-latinos-fortalecen-su-recorrido-internacional/ Where the Leaves Fall, Yula + Pirata, Nov 2022 https://wheretheleavesfall.com/explore/article-index/xingu-resistance/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Public taster of the pilot Kamukuwaka Cave VR experience at Copenhagen DocFest |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Six research team members [Pirata Waura, Mafalda Ramos, Thiago Jesus, Yula Rocha, Alejandro Romero Hernandez, Nathaniel Mann] participated in the Copenhagen Film Festival (DocFest) CPH:LAB Inter:Active Symposium, which ran as part of the CPH: DOX film festival (March 23-April 3). The Kamukuwaka VR experience was selected as one of 9 immersive projects exploring the subject of 'Transformations'. The team presented a 5-minute pitch for the VR experience of the Kamukuwaka Cave to a full theatre of industry professionals. An afternoon showcase allowed attendees to test the pilot VR experience with headset. The 4 team members then participated in two half days of meetings with the film/VR industry (producers, distributors etc) to hear feed back on the pilot VR experience and pointers on the next phase of development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://cphdox.dk/the-sacred-cave-of-kamukuwaka/ |
| Description | Raising the Roof: Voices for the Amazon - COP26 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Organised by NGO Global Canopy in partnership with The New York Times, 'Climate Hub: Raising the Roof - Voices for the Amazon' was an evening of talks, music and films about the Amazon rainforest and the role of Indigenous peoples in its survival and future prosperity. The event hosted a special screening of the OCA RED video installation and a talk with PPP Associate Artist Takumã Kuikuro. The event at the NYT Climate Hub was attended by 80 guests and streamed live for an audience of over 380 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C2LjO6sLkM |
| Description | Research team attendance at COP27, Egypt |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Research team members Thiago Jesus and Shirley Djukurna Krenak attended the COP27 Climate talks to participate in policy dialogues about Indigenous people's protagonism within international solutions to the climate crisis. (Thiago Jesus's participation was funded by Queen Mary University of London). Press coverage was secured, and interviews were recorded with other participants of the COP27 talks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2022/pr/queen-mary-tackles-sustainability-and-environmental-challe... |
| Description | Screening of two short films for the staff of FCDO/ Forest Unit. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The screening was part of the ECHOES Indigenous Film Festival curated by Brazilian filmmakers Takumã Kuikuro, Graciela Guarani and Ziel Karapotó in 2023 at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London. The festival focused on the contemporaneity of Indigenous culture and its alternative aesthetically representation through audio-visual arts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/en/projects/echoes-indigenous-film-festival-ica-london/ |
| Description | Showcase of the Kamukuwaka Cave VR pilot experience at UNESCO's Headquarters in Paris |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The VR prototype was showcased at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris, in December 2022, during the official High-level launch event of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages where Indigenous leaders, investors and UN member states/diplomats had a chance to experience a taster of the Kamukuwaká VR. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-celebrates-international-decade-indigenous-languages |
| Description | Sixteen media articles about "Indigenous Research Methods" seminar in Rio de Janeiro |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Sixteen articles and interviews, including coverage on Radio Brasil Atual, the site of the Federal Government's department for indigenous people, Le Monde Diplomatique Brasil, and various blogs for indigenous activism. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.dropbox.com/s/ffsgqmdodby2x3y/CLIPPING%20FINAL%20SEMINARIO%20INDIGENA.pdf?dl=0 |
| Description | Talk with Indigenous filmmakers at the ICA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Screening of 18 short filmes + Q&A sessions with Indigenous curators/filmmakers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | The Xingu Indigenous Occupation - COP26 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | PPP produced 'The Xingu Indigenous Occupation' at the Landing Hub in Glasgow: a day of films, conversations, music and workshops with the Kuikuro artists during COP26. The programme included two Kuikuro language workshops with Yamalui Kuikuro (attendance: 50 people), a screening session of Takumã Kuikuro's films (attendance: 30 people), a conversation between Takumã Kuikuro and Professor Paul Heritage on indigenous filmmaking (attendance: 30 people), and the panel 'Creative Climate Connections between indigenous activists and youth in the UK', a PPP project in partnership with Dirty Protest Theatre funded by the AHRC (attendance: 23 people and 137 online via live streaming). PPP's Xingu Occupation in Glasgow was featured in The Herald Magazine. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.thesustainableglasgowlanding.com/thelandinghub/indigenous-occupation |
| Description | Voices of the Amazon - BBC World Service Radio Documentary |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BBC World Service attended a research exchange visit to record a documentary about Kuikuro culture and daily life in the Xingu. We estimate that this has received approximately 50,000 listens over nearly 2 years. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csxg9v |
| Description | What it means to make Indigenous cinema - ECO-nversations podcast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A podcast hosted by PPP's communications manager Yula Rocha for the podcast ECO-nversations in May 2023. Guests were the curators of the Indigenous Film Festival ECHOES: Graciela Guarani, Takuma Kuikuro and Ziel Karapoto. In this episode, they discuss what it means to make Indigenous cinema and what is next for Indigenous filmmakers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Xingu: Mapping the Future |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Xingu: Mapping the future was an event organised by People's Palace Projects in December 2017 at Queen Mary University for academic and non-academic guests. The event was mediated by Professor Paul Heritage with presentations by Professor Jerry Brotton (Renaissance Studies, QMUL) and Adam Lowe (Director, Factum Arte), performance by beatboxer Conrad Murray and visual presentation by the resident artists that travelled to Xingu in September 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Yamalui Kuikuro and PPP staff delivered workshop at James Dixon |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | On 3rd May 2018, Yamalui Kuikuro and 2 members of staff at People's Palace Projects ran a talk and discussion for 70 Year 2 school children studying the Amazon as a curriculum topic. The workshop included a film screening, learning a song together, Yamalui demonstrating some traditional Kuikuro song and dance, and a question and answer session about day to day life for the indigenous Kuikuro community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |