Alternative Ways of Organising’ is a two-day public programme in collaboration with OCA (Office for Contemporary Art Norway) to celebrate the launch of the publication Relational Paths. Art Beyond Reconciliation. Ideas and Creations from Sápmi and Abya Yala.  

In this part of the programme, the editors will introduce the publication, followed by a screening of Tejido del tiempo [Knitting of Time] by Colectivo Cherani, who are represented at Riddu Riđđu by Bethel Cucué, Giovanni Fabián, Francisco Huaroco and Alain Silva Guardián. The film is about the uprising of the P’urhépecha nation in Mexico in 2011, when the community decided to confront the criminal groups that had been operating in the region for many years. 

The film has Spanish audio with English subtitles and lasts 45 minutes.  

After the film there will be a short Q&A with Colectivo Cherani.  

Come watch this powerful film and get to know the history of the P’urhépecha nation!  

About Colectivo Cherani:  

A collective of visual artists from the community of Cherán K'eri, comprising Ariel Pañeda (1966), Francisco Huaroco (1977), Betel Cucué (1990), Alain Silva (1991) and Giovanni Fabián (1993). They link their creative process to their cultural heritage, enriched through customs and traditions, reflecting these in their work, using multiple pictorial techniques and disciplines such as graphics, photography, sculpture, and installation, among others. They draw inspiration for their work from their social, natural and symbolic environment, their relationship with their territory and the nature of the P’urhépecha identity, strengthening a dialogue that links memory and contemporary thought. Noteworthy projects include ‘Uinapikua’ (MUAC, Mexico 2021), Vera List Centre Forum (New School New York 2023), XVI Biennial of Cuenca Quizá Mañana (Ecuador 2023), ‘Pasado de tiempo Historias Indígenas’ (Sao Paulo, Brazil 2023) ‘Reinventing America’ (Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico 2024). ‘Karamu Kucatá’ (Hammer Museum LA 2025).