Yanomami artist Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe opens landmark solo show in Sao Paulo
Thapiri/Sonho marks Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe's inaugural exhibition at Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel in São Paulo. Following his solo show, Tudo Isso Somos Nós, at MASP in 2023, Hakihiiwe presents a collection of paintings and monotypes at FDAG Jardins that convey a visual language deeply rooted in Indigenous wisdom. The artworks, characterized by lines, dots, circles, and repetitive motifs, are inspired by daily experiences in the forest, transforming traces of animals, plant structures, and natural formations into a rhythmic graphic language. Residing in the Yanomami community of Mahekoto-Theri in the Venezuelan Amazon, Hakihiiwe's work reflects the link between personal experience and artistic creation. These pieces were previously displayed in a similarly titled exhibition at MAC Parque Forestal in Santiago, Chile.
Key facts
- Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe is a Yanomami artist based in the Venezuelan Amazon.
- Thapiri/Sonho is his first exhibition at Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel in São Paulo.
- The exhibition follows a 2023 solo presentation at MASP titled Tudo Isso Somos Nós.
- The works include paintings and monotypes featuring lines, dots, circles, and repeating patterns.
- The visual language is rooted in Indigenous knowledge and ways of seeing.
- The works draw from daily encounters in the forest, translating animal traces, plant structures, and natural formations.
- Hakihiiwe is based in the Yanomami community of Mahekoto-Theri.
- The works were previously shown at MAC Parque Forestal in Santiago, Chile.
Entities
Artists
- Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe
Institutions
- Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel
- MASP
- MAC Parque Forestal
Locations
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Venezuelan Amazon
- Venezuela
- Mahekoto-Theri
- Santiago
- Chile