Pitxantu - sound archives
Eli Wewentxu (CL)
PITXANTU - sound archives, is born from deep listening during different walks through the pitxantu or pitxa forest located in the territory where Eli Wewentxu lives and where his family has lived for several generations in Gulumapu - Wallmapu, Mapuche territory. Field recordings, soundscapes, sound walks, synthesizer layers and some melodic lines with bowed string instruments and txompe make up these works, which seek to narrate an internal perception of the constant dialogue with the territory, which in turn perceives and listens to us.
This work is dedicated to the Mapuche political prisoners and to the people who live day by day in territorial resistance.
Credits photo: 1.Feyd Angeles
2. Rakuto Makino
Eli Wewentxu // Mapuche artist from PLC, Gulumapu - Wallmapu, called today south central Chile. He trained as a violinist from an early age. Creatively works with musical composition, sound art and audiovisual. His search is focused on resignifying the listening and looking from his own perspective linked to his cultural identity, territorial context and criticism towards the western academic world.
He currently lives in his community in Chomio mapu, where he makes a sound archive of the territory, works with the land and takes care of animals.
IG: @wewentxu.eli
www.eliwewentxu.com
Photo Credits: Feed Angels