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Disrupting The Legacy Of Colonization - Emerson Munduruku

Emerson Munduruku is a young artist, scientist, and educator from the Munduruku people of the Amazon. Through his drag persona, Uyra Sodoma, Emerson blurs the lines between human, animal, and plant. Whether out in the streets of the Amazonian city of Manaus, or in the sterilized space of the art gallery, Emerson disrupts colonial narratives of wilderness, gender, and environmental destruction as he mesmerizes audiences. Emerson spoke with Cultural Survival about his decolonial, queer performances, and about his hopes for both the art world and western science. 

Emerson Munduruku é uma jovem artista, cientista e educador do povo Munduruku da Amazônia. Pelo arrastar persona dele, Uyra Sodoma, Emerson confunde os limites entre humano, animal e planta. Seja nas ruas da cidade amazônica de Manaus, ou no espaço esterilizado da galeria de arte, Emerson interrompe narrativas coloniais de selva, gênero e destruição ambiental enquanto hipnotiza o público. Emerson falou com a Cultural Survival sobre suas performances decoloniais e queer, e sobre suas esperanças para o mundo da arte e da ciência ocidental.

Produced by Laura Harvey
Edited by Shaldon Ferris and Laura Harvey
Interviewee: Emerson Munduruku
Music: "Whispers" by Ziibiwan, used with permission

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