SANKOFA: Woven Echoes
Annisa Peralta
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Treaty Space Gallery, 1887 Granville St
Graduate Exhibitor
Opening: Monday, April 13, 5:30-7pm
Running April 14 - 18
A sensory-based exhibition that translates the qualitative findings of a research project on decolonization and intersectionality into the museum space. Centering the voices of Brazilian women in the diaspora, the project explores how Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous knowledges, transmitted through ancestry, are preserved, embodied, and shared through narratives, the body, and the senses.
In contrast to the tradition of the museum as a “white cube,” the exhibition proposes a multi-sensory environment that invites direct public engagement:
Tactile: Hand-stitched embroidery, crochet, and the handling of chocalhos (shakers).
Sonic/Visual: A soundscape composed of drums, Amazonian birds, and oral narratives, accompanied by video.
Olfactory and Taste: The presence of medicinal leaves, seeds, and ritualized gestures connected to ancestral practices of care and healing.
