Flowing like waterfalls

(2022) Performance, 20 minutes

The performance takes the waterfall as a starting point, from its visuality to the sonority interpreted by the artist’s body. Through the use of kaskawillas, a Mapuche instrument made of bronze, the sound of water falling like a waterfall is imitated, linking the Mapuche story of Copihue, in relation with stories that integrate the Mapuche world view. “They speak of the “sound” of the copihue equivalent to that of the kaskawilla, which catches the sound of rain and the trayenko (waterfall), the source of life.”

The work proposes to think of waters as a power of fluidity, linked to the body, gender, and sexuality, as well as the historical relationships of waters with life, the forest and ecosystems. The performance appeals to the senses of the spectators, placing the story, sound, smell and the link between the artist and the audience as the central axis of the action.