Koyoltzintli American, b. 1983
Wayra Shungu, 2022
Archival pigment print
39 x 33 in
99.1 x 83.8 cm
99.1 x 83.8 cm
Edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs
Series: Adorned with Rattles
KMR045
Wayra Shungu, translating to “heart of winds” in English, portrays the bodily and spiritual state of the healer/ participant while small vertical flutes are played. According to oral history, “The...
Wayra Shungu, translating to “heart of winds” in English, portrays the bodily and spiritual state of the healer/ participant while small vertical flutes are played. According to oral history, “The body is split open, the limb moves, nothing is still. Both the participant and healer are torn into pieces. The motion of the universe is creating a new life, it is finding its original form.”
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