“Claudia
Andujar: The Yanomami
Struggle”
The Barbican, London,
June 17 - August 29 2021
An exhibition of the
extraordinary work of Brazilian photographer Claudia
Andujar, opening in June at the Barbican in London, shines a
light on the rich and complex cosmology of the
Yanomami tribe – an Amazonian people whose very
survival is now under threat.
Claudia, who settled in
Brazil after escaping Nazi persecution in Europe, developed
a close relationship with the Yanomami over many years, and
became a redoubtable fighter for their rights.
She
co-founded the Pro-Yanomami Commission, and worked with the
Yanomami, allies in Brazil, and Survival
International globally. She played a key role in