Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe Sheroana, Venezuela, b. 1971
Naki namo momma kona kona (Hormiga de dientes afilados / Sharp-toothed ant), 2021
Acrylic on cotton paper
Unframed: 51.5 x 69cm (20 1/4 x 27 1/8 in)
Framed: 58.3 x 75.5 cm (23 x 29 3/4 in)
Framed: 58.3 x 75.5 cm (23 x 29 3/4 in)
Further images
Yes. This ant bites hard, so that blood comes out. But kona-kona is the ant's nest. Inside of it there is [what we call] a white beard [larvae] that is...
Yes. This ant bites hard, so that blood comes out. But kona-kona is the ant's nest. Inside of it there is [what we call] a white beard [larvae] that is eaten. When people grab these nests, many ants come out defending their little houses, the kona-kona. The Yanomami always eat that little white beard inside the nest.
(Several Eternities in a Day: Form in the Age of Living Materials, Hammer Museum, exhibition catalogue, 2026, page 160)
(Several Eternities in a Day: Form in the Age of Living Materials, Hammer Museum, exhibition catalogue, 2026, page 160)
Provenance
Direct from artist studioExhibitions
Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe, ICA Miami, Florida, in partnership with the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris (19 November - 28 March 2026)
Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe - Ahete ha yamaki rariprou [When we are close we all scream together], Cecilia Brunson Projects, London (6 Oct - 18 Nov 2022)