La maloca de la gente pez - The longhouse of the fish cows

Orlando Villegas from Macucú on Río Vaupés and curators/artists Andrea Scholz and Natalia Pavía talk about their long-standing collaboration between the Ethnological Museum and the Kotiria community, who see themselves as people of water. A conversation about fish cows, who celebrate their festivals like people in longhouses, and about the balance between the world above and below water.

NHé'are circular conversations that invite the exchange of knowledge, experiences and perspectives. The term comes from the Guarani language and describes, among other things, the word, the voice and the language, but also the spirit.