XVII Congress of the Brazilian Studies Association

"Sons que Curam"

• In Event: Performance – Sons que Curam

Abstract

"Sons que Curam" is an audiovisual installation inspired by Shirley's experiences with Krenak sound over many years. The Krenak, or Borum, are an indigenous people who live in the middle Rio Doce region, in Minas Gerais. For them, the Earth is a living being that must be treated with respect and reverence. The songs have biodiversity as a central theme and the installation aims to promote a re-education of listening, believing that seeing the sounds and the Krenak song also echo the movements of the earth, water, minerals, vegetables and the plurality of lives that surround us. . This is what Borum do when they dance to their sounds, because it is through listening that they tune in body and spirit. In 2015, the collapse of a mining tailings dam destroyed the Doce River and devastated several cities in the state of Minas Gerais and the Krenak Territory. Faced with the amazement of landscapes in ruins, the disappearance of fauna and flora and new environmental disturbances, the artist delves into the wounds of this trauma to reflect on a path towards regeneration and ecological care. The audience is invited on a journey through time and the flow of the river, through sound and the weaving of a soundscape. From pure and crystal clear waters, to waters contaminated by the tragedy of the dam collapse, which dumped thousands of tons of toxic mud into the Doce River up to its mouth, reaching the sea, where all life is born and returns. More information about the sound installation is available here: https://djukurnasonsquecuram.com.br/

Authors

• Shirley Krenak, Artista independente

• Lucimara Lag, Artista independente