Delta Air Lines and Sacred Space present ROOTS by Atelier Marko Brajović
Alarming changes in nature and our environment are all around us: forests and wildlife are disappearing, air and oceans are increasingly polluted, sea levels are rising, and the frequency of extreme weather phenomena is escalating. Cultural and artistic responses to environmental change are needed.
ROOTS manifests the connection and communication system that operates as an intelligent and distributed superorganism. Designed by nature, the resilient network purifies and regenerates our sense of coexistence in space and time. Flowing simultaneously, through conscious and subconscious multiple dimensions, the symbiotic interbeing is our home.
The ROOTS pavilion is a self-supporting aluminum branching system wrapped with fine custom-made ropes and was designed by a parametric software mimicking the natural growth of a mangrove rooting system. In the middle of the pavilion, a large deck is used as a collective space for ceremonies and for three traditional Amazonian hammocks from which visitors can experience the immersive documentary SACRED COCA.
SACRED COCA explores the alchemy between cutting-edge technological tools, nonlinear narratives, the healing properties of sound, and inaccessible ancient knowledge to create profound, transformative experiences in the beholder. In an expanded sound and visual journey into the Amazon rainforest, we witness how natives still keep alive a 14,000-year-old tradition that involves an intimate relationship with a plant of wisdom.
Both an ethnographic and spiritual exploration, this is a unique opportunity to enter a rarely visited territory and dive into the fascinating cultural origins of the Amazonian traditions of coca and its custodians the Barasano, Makuna, and Tatuyo.
We explore the relationship between art, spirituality, and territory, committing to creating high-quality cultural, indigenous and environmentally conscious content to inspire people and spark change. —Ximena Caminos
Credits
Curated by Ximena Caminos
Production by Alberto Latorre Architecture
Created and designed by Atelier Marko Brajovic
Documentary directed by Diana Rico and
Richard Decaillet
Aluminium pipe structure by United American
Metal Works
Fine ropes handmade in Brazil by Tidelli
Hand weaving by Kandi Stirman
Schedule of Events/
Preview Day/ By invitation only
Tuesday, December 3/
Press Preview/ 1–7PM
Members Preview/ 11AM–12PM
Collectors Preview/ 12–7PM
Vernissage/
Wednesday, December 4/ 11AM–1PM
Public Show Days/
Wednesday, December 4/ 1–8PM
Thursday, December 5/ 11AM–8PM
Friday, December 6/ 12–8PM
Saturday, December 7/ 12–8PM
Sunday, December 8/ 12–6PM
Convention Center Drive and 19th Street
Miami Beach
For more information, visit https://miami2019.designmiami.com/