Photographic exhibition portrays the artisans of three Argentine communities
This Wednesday 27 In March, the José Hernández Museum of Popular Art will inaugurate the exhibition “Original artisans. Portraits of three communities: pilagá, mighty y selk'nam", by photographer Diego Chiari.
The opening will be from the 18 hours in the traditional Buenos Aires venue located on Avenida del Libertador 2373. Once submitted, The exhibition will be open from Wednesday to Friday from 11 a 19 horas´, until the 13 of May.
Through these portraits, Chiari will reveal to the world the artisans of the original pilagá communities in Formosa, moqoit in Chaco and selk’nam in Tierra del Fuego, with his people, the environments, realities and natural landscapes.
Likewise, The exhibition will be accompanied by pieces from the Museum's collection and documentary podcasts about these native peoples.. The sound pieces were made in 2023 as part of an institutional project of said space, open door to the country's crafts and artisans.
Chiari has traveled through Argentina from Patagonia to the puna, from the Andes to the coast. He is currently carrying out the Colores Originarios Project together with the plastic artist Carolina Ortiz Maldonado, providing art workshops for children from indigenous communities, and the collective of photographers Diez en Foco.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a program of special free public activities. There will be guided tours every Wednesday at 12:30, Meanwhile he 19 In April, activities will be held in commemoration of American Indian Day, with a special tour by photographer Diego Chiari.
The sample, which will remain until 13 of May, has the support of Patronage BA and Taller Animal. The cost of entry to the venue is 500 pesos for the general public, while non-resident foreigners must pay 2.000 pesos. Free Wednesdays and retirees, university students presenting accreditation, people with disabilities plus a companion, minor 12 years and groups of public school students, no fee.