Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami Watoriki, b. 1971

Works
  • Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami, Jovem se tornando xamã na floresta [Young person becoming a shaman in the forest], 2024
    Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami
    Jovem se tornando xamã na floresta [Young person becoming a shaman in the forest], 2024
    Felt-tip pen and graphite on paper
    50 x 65 cm
    19 3/4 x 25 5/8 in
  • Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami, Árvore de PPP (Projeto Político Pedagógico), da série Para o Projeto Político Pedagógico da Escola do Demini [PPP Tree (Political Pedagogical Project), from the series For the Political Pedagogical Project of the Demini School], 2009
    Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami
    Árvore de PPP (Projeto Político Pedagógico), da série Para o Projeto Político Pedagógico da Escola do Demini [PPP Tree (Political Pedagogical Project), from the series For the Political Pedagogical Project of the Demini School], 2009
    Felt-tip pen, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
    28.5 x 41.5 cm
    11 1/4 x 16 3/8 in
  • Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami, Floresta indígena Yanomami, da série Para o Projeto Político Pedagógico da Escola do Demini [Yanomami indigenous forest, from the series For the Political Pedagogical Project of the Demini School], 2009
    Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami
    Floresta indígena Yanomami, da série Para o Projeto Político Pedagógico da Escola do Demini [Yanomami indigenous forest, from the series For the Political Pedagogical Project of the Demini School], 2009
    Felt-tip pen, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
    28 x 42 cm
    11 x 16 1/2 in
Overview
Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami, Jovem se tornando xamã na floresta [Young person becoming a shaman in the forest], 2024, felt-tip pen and graphite on paper, 50 x 65 cm (19 3/4 x 25 5/8 in)
Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami, Jovem se tornando xamã na floresta [Young person becoming a shaman in the forest], 2024, felt-tip pen and graphite on paper, 50 x 65 cm (19 3/4 x 25 5/8 in)

Joseca Yanomami (b. 1971, Watoriki, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, Brazil)

has dedicated himself to drawing characters, scenes, and landscapes from his

culture since the early 2000s. Exhibited internationally since 2003, he received

his first solo exhibition, Our Earth Forest (Kami Yamakɨ Urihipë) at MASP, São

Paulo in 2022. In 2024, he was featured in the 60th International Exhibition of

the Venice Biennale. Other group exhibitions include The Yanomami Struggle

at the Shed, New York (2023), Les Vivants, Fondation Cartier, Paris (2022), and

Power Station of Art, Shanghai (2021). Joseca Yanomami’s work is currently

included in Exposition Générale, the inaugural exhibition of Fondation Cartier’s

Place du Palais Royal, Paris, and in the nightly projection event Badu Gili: Story

Keepers at the Sydney Opera House, in collaboration with the Biennale of

Sydney and the Fondation Cartier.