‘Alternative Ways of Organising’ is a two-day public programme in collaboration with Riddu Riđđu Festival to celebrate the launch of the publication Relational Paths. Art Beyond Reconciliation. Ideas and Creations from Sápmi and Abya Yala. 

 In this session, Colectivo Cherani, who are represented at Riddu Riđđu by Bethel Cucué, Giovanni Fabián, Francisco Huaroco and Alain Silva Guardián, will speak about Museo de Sitio [Museum of the Forest], a symbolic place where memory is embodied in matter and reinscribed in the landscape, with the aim of bearing witness to the uprising against organised crime. 

 After the presentation Colectivo Cherani’s will conclude with an introduction to their mural that was commissioned by Riddu Riđđu Festival. 

 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).