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La caída del cielo: Rituales para sanar el mundo at LFBK San Salvador

exhibition · 2026-07-14

There was an exhibition called 'La caída del cielo: Rituales para sanar el mundo' at LFBK Espacios de Creación in San Salvador, running until July 4, 2026. It was inspired by the Yanomami legend about the sky's fall and featured the works of ten artists from El Salvador and Guatemala, including Salvador Cúmez and Marié-Noëlle Fontan. The show highlighted rituals that connect humans with the non-human world, drawing from Amazonian traditions like the chontaduro dance. It included various performances, installations, and ceramics, along with insights from an agronomist about territory and care. The exhibition also encouraged a new perspective on nature, aligning with Bruno Latour's ideas about the sky's fall as a geopolitical matter, referencing the book by Davi Kopenawa and Bruce Albert.

Key facts

  • Exhibition 'La caída del cielo: Rituales para sanar el mundo' held at LFBK Espacios de Creación, San Salvador
  • Ran until July 4, 2026
  • Featured ten artists: Salvador Cúmez, Marié-Noëlle Fontan, Yavheni de León, Ronald Morán, Paula Nicho, Gabriela Novoa, Eugenia PG, Inés Verdugo, Verónica Vides, Cecilia Porras Sáenz (Lia)
  • Inspired by Yanomami myth of the sky falling
  • Referenced Amazonian ritual practices like the chontaduro dance
  • Included performances, installations, ceramics
  • Involved an agronomist and other agents
  • Quoted Bruno Latour on the sky falling as a geopolitical condition

Entities

Artists

  • Salvador Cúmez
  • Marié-Noëlle Fontan
  • Yavheni de León
  • Ronald Morán
  • Paula Nicho
  • Gabriela Novoa
  • Eugenia PG
  • Inés Verdugo
  • Verónica Vides
  • Cecilia Porras Sáenz (Lia)
  • Santiago Gutiérrez
  • Menly González

Institutions

  • LFBK Espacios de Creación
  • Artishock Revista
  • Museo del Oro
  • Museo Etnográfico de Leticia
  • CLACSO

Locations

  • San Salvador
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Amazon
  • Yanomami territory

Sources