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BENJAMIN JACANAMIJOY TISOY
PUEBLO INGA DEL VALLE DE SIBUNDOY
BOGATA D.C., COLOMBIA
PAINTER
YOUTH MURAL PROJECT, 2006
At this time there is
no mural of any kind
made for or by the
Native communities
of this region.
Therefore, it is
important to promote
this technique
among the Inga
youth as a way of
recuperating our
own picture of Inga
history.
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My professional work actually includes the
experience of intercultural understanding
which brings me closer to the true essence of
our own history. Knowing the collections of
chumbes at the NMAI, as well as knowing the
people who work with this institution, has
been invaluable for my way of creating art.
Before, I concentrated specifically on the
symbolic and artistic concepts of the art
of weaving in the Inga culture. Today, without
forgetting the history of my elders, my
purpose grows deeper into the concept of the
art of weaving life, which is in turn related to
the art of telling stories.
Remembering the past of my pueblo through
the chumbes in the NMAI collection made
me remember that the world is only one
world and that the responsibility to maintain
living culture, both tangible and intangible,
of the Indigenous peoples is in the hands of
the current generations.