Daiara Hori, traditional Duhigô name, belongs to the Uremiri Hãusiro Parameri clan of the Yepá Mahsã people, also known as Tukano. Born in São Paulo in 1982, she is an artist, independent communicator, indigenous rights activist and human rights researcher. Her artistic work is based on research on the traditions and spirituality of her people, especially from her study of Hori, which are the mirations produced by kahpi (ayahuasca). Therefore, Daiara dedicates herself to apprehending the visions she reaches in her dreams and in the studies she carries out with her family, also observing the paintings found in the traditional objects of her culture, in the weaving of basketwork, ceramics, benches, in body paintings, which allude to the memory of the same history of transformation, which is the Tukano history of humanity. Daiara articulates an investigation into the culture of her people and experiments with forms and light, seeking to understand the density of their vibrations, as well as the way they touch us at different levels.
“MINIDOC | CURA 2020”, 2020. Duration: 8’00”
Education
2018
– Master’s degree in Human Rights, Education and Culture of Peace – University of Brasília, UNB, Brasília, Brazil
2009 / 2011
– Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts – University of Brasília, UNB, Brasília, Brazil
Current projects
– “Festa no Céu” – project commissioned for the 34th Bienal de São Paulo
– Production of works for the exhibition “Moquém_Surarî” of contemporary indigenous art at the Museum of Modern Art in São Paulo, 2021
Exhibitions
2020
– “Pameri Yukese”, solo exhibition at the 30th edition of the São Paulo Cultural Center Exhibition Program, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
– “Véxoa: nós sabemos”, group exhibition of indigenous art at the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2019
– “ReAntropofagia”, group exhibition of contemporary art with Brazilian indigenous artists at the Art Gallery of the Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
2018
– “Transmakunaima – o buraco é mais embaixo”, exhibition held with the artist Jaider Esbell at the Memorial dos Povos Indígenas in Brasília, DF, Brazil
2016
– “Armadilhas indígenas”, group exhibition at the Memorial dos Povos Indígenas in Brasília, DF, Brazil
Performances
2020
– “Morî’ erenkato eseru’ – Cantos para a vida”, activation performed with Jaider Esbell in the exhibition “Véxoa: nós sabemos” at the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2019
– “Cura”, activation performed at the installation of Ernesto Neto, “CuraBra CuraTe”, in the Octagon of the Pinacoteca of the State of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Debates, speeches, lectures
2021
– “Abril Indígena”: live programming on various topics on the Rádio Yandê channels
2020
– “Abril Indígena”: live programming on various topics on the Rádio Yandê channels
2019
– “Mostra Ameríndia” – trajectory of indigenous cinema in Brazil. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, Portugal
– “Histórias Indígenas”, São Paulo Art Museum – MASP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
– “TePI – Teatro e os Povos Indígenas: encontros de resistência”, Sesc Pompéia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2017
– “Mekrukadjá – circle of knowledge”, Itaú Cultural, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Communication
2015 – 2021
– Coordinator of Radio Yandê
“Daiara Tukano – Culturas indígenas (2017) – parte 1/2”, 2019. Duration: 6’28”
“Cultura e Resistência Indígena no Brasil – Daiara Tukano”, 2021. Duration: 91’54”
