Urucu (2021)

Fernando’s country, Brazil is home to various indigenous peoples and also shares many ties with Japan, including the fact it is home to the largest Japanese community outside Japan. URUCU, a name that pays tribute to the ethnic groups and their spices used to paint/protect bodies, combines Japan’s tokusatsu-like Samurai Warriors and Indigenous Persons to explore similarities between them and fit the references together. The artistic creations on the surface are a platform to scratch deeper for historical and anthropological factors, question genetics and linguistic roots, and travel through mythological and religious traditions.

• Read more about URUCU, by Julien David: MGXS x SuperRare x The Fridge Tokyo: URUCU – thefridgetokyo 

• Read more about URUCU, by Koichiro ETO: The Role of Art for the Future of Society (pg. 22-24)

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