Yesterday we joined a group of 25 people who participated in Conspiración, an art-walk exploration/performance/investigation in Bogota’s downtown, proposed by the Red de Artes Vivas as part of the Pliegues y Despliegues 2019 program. The walk took place in a sector of downtown called Nieves characterized by its density, diversity and movement. This sector, furthermore,…
After several months in the works, the Think South fanzine, we have released the Think South fanzine and made it available on Archive.org, as an open access publication. Members of the Emerging Digital Issues in the Global South (EDIGS) Working Group at the Berkman Klein Center collaborated in the production of this collection of essays,…
Because they are places where flows, intersections, and exchanges happen, markets have been a rich source of energy and ideas for human populations for millennia. They have greatly contributed to structure cities, communities, and nations. Today one could even said that markets have structured a whole planet, the globe as a system of commerce. Moreover,…
– Good morning Lara. I hope you got a good rest. Today is a busy day. Your first meeting starts at 8am. Exactly in one hour. – Hi, yes, thanks for the reminder. I have a chain of meetings today. – There is no rush. You have time. I have time. – Yes, I know,…
The journeys, writings, and drawings of Alexander von Humboldt have been powerful engines for the western imagination. He, and his network of pen pals, artists, and scientists around the world, mobilized not only the romantic aesthetic movement in the letters and arts, but also an ecological notion of the natural sciences. However, despite proposing a…
In Guainía, the land of many waters and frontiers, we also went South. We navigated the course of the Inirida river towards the south in search of the Cerros de Mavecure, a sacred place in the middle of the Orinoquia jungle savannas. The Cerros are a group of massive tepui rocks formed during the Earth…
Located at the eastern side of Colombia, bordering Venezuela and Brazil, and at the transition between the Orinoquia and Amazonia forests, is the department (state) of Guainia. Known as the “land of many waters” due to its rich hydrography, Guainia has remained on the margins of the country for centuries, with fragile connections to the…