The Amazon is on the brink of collapsing, and with it, Indigenous cultures and lands are at risk of disappearing. Over the past 20 years, the Harakbut Indigenous community from the Madre de Dios region in the Peruvian Amazon has been devastated by an illegal gold mining boom. This boom is a result of the egregious demand for gold used in phones, electronics and jewelry, which is largely driven by Western consumer habits. The illegal mining has led to immense pollution of the air, land and water; deforestation; disease; human trafficking; drug smuggling; disparate economies; and an all-too-real danger of losing the culture and traditional ecological knowledge of the Harakbut and other tribes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In MINE: What is Ours in the Wake of Extraction<\/em>, visitors can become part of the solution by learning about the Harakbut culture through the works of the Etochime Artist Collective. The collective\u2019s artworks speak to Indigenous worldviews and the disastrous impact the extractive industries have had on their land and people. The exhibition will also feature specimens from the Mineralogical Museum known as conflict minerals \u2013 mined resources that contribute to environmental harm and are frequently used to finance armed conflict and human rights abuses \u2013 as well as a juried selection of 10 artworks from around the globe, emphasizing that these issues aren\u2019t only happening in and affecting the Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The exhibition is presented in collaboration with The ACEER Foundation, Amazon Aid, AWA and Studio Verde. It is on view September 3 – December 13, 2024, and February 4 – May 15, 2025, in Mechanical Hall Gallery on the University of Delaware\u2019s Newark campus. Mechanical Hall Gallery is open to the public Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n La selva Amaz\u00f3nica est\u00e1 al borde del colapso y sus culturas y territorios ind\u00edgenas corren el riesgo de desaparecer. Durante los \u00faltimos 20 a\u00f1os, la comunidad ind\u00edgena Harakbut de la regi\u00f3n de Madre de Dios en la Amazon\u00eda peruana ha sido devastada por un auge de la miner\u00eda ilegal de oro. Este auge es el resultado de la enorme demanda de oro utilizado en tel\u00e9fonos, productos electr\u00f3nicos y joyer\u00eda, impulsada en gran medida por los h\u00e1bitos de consumo occidentales. La miner\u00eda ilegal ha provocado una inmensa contaminaci\u00f3n del aire, la tierra y el agua; deforestaci\u00f3n; enfermedad; trata de personas; tr\u00e1fico de drogas; econom\u00edas dispares; esto hace que la cultura y el conocimiento ecol\u00f3gico tradicional de los Harakbut y otras comunidades originarias est\u00e1n en peligro de perderse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n En MINE: What is Ours in the Wake of Extraction, los visitantes pueden convertirse en parte de la soluci\u00f3n aprendiendo sobre la cultura Harakbut a trav\u00e9s de las obras del colectivo de arte Etochime. Estas obras representan sus cosmovisiones y el impacto desastroso que las industrias extractivas han tenido en sus tierras y su gente. La exposici\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n incluir\u00e1 espec\u00edmenes del Museo Mineral\u00f3gico conocidos como minerales de conflicto (recursos minados que contribuyen al da\u00f1o ambiental utilizados con frecuencia para financiar conflictos armados generando abusos contra los derechos humanos), as\u00ed como una selecci\u00f3n por jurado de 10 obras de arte internacional, enfatizando que estos problemas no s\u00f3lo ocurren y afectan al Amazonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n La exposici\u00f3n se presenta en colaboraci\u00f3n con la Fundaci\u00f3n ACEER, Amazon Aid, AWA y Studio Verde. Estar\u00e1 presentada del 3 de septiembre al 13 de diciembre de 2024 y del 4 de febrero al 15 de mayo de 2025 en Mechanical Hall Gallery del campus de Newark de University of Delaware. Mechanical Hall Gallery est\u00e1 abierta al p\u00fablico de martes a viernes de 10 a.m. a 4 p.m. La admisi\u00f3n es gratis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exhibition curated by Jon Cox, associate professor of art, University of Delaware; Patsy Craig, founder\/director of AWA Galleria in Cusco, Peru; Sharon Fitzgerald, curator of the Mineralogical Museum, University of Delaware; Maisie McNeice, founder of Studio Verde, Italy; Amanda Zehnder, chief curator and head of Museums, University of Delaware<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Amazon is on the brink of collapsing, and with it, Indigenous cultures and lands are at risk of disappearing. Over the past 20 years, the Harakbut Indigenous community from the Madre de Dios region in the Peruvian Amazon has been devastated by an illegal gold mining boom. 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