Interdisciplinary Projects

At the intersection of science, art, illustration, and video, we create pieces that connect people with the intrinsic value of Nature. Our process is rooted in listening: to territories, communities, and ecosystems. From that encounter, living narratives emerge — visually powerful and emotionally resonant.

Sacha Taki, the sound heritage of the jungle

Video that narrates the deep relationship between the Kichwa communities of Kawsak Sacha and the Jungle through song, dreams and ancestral ecological knowledge.

In 2019, from the Kichwa Kawsak Sacha Ancestral People, in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, Sacha Taki was born: a proposal that declares the "song of the forest" of this territory as cultural heritage of Ecuador and UNESCO. More than a recognition, this declaration is an act of protection: of the region's biocultural diversity and of the living bond that unites its communities with the forest. In 2021, Sacha Taki was officially recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ecuador.

With funding from the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP), Dr. Alice Eldridge, and the Sacha Warmi Foundation, we built an ethnographic archive —compiled by Paola Moscoso— that reveals the depth of that relationship. From that process came a documentary directed by Gustavo Chiriboga and two illustrations by Sozapato: works created to carry the voice of Sacha Taki beyond its territory.

To learn more about the proposal:

Listen to the interview we gave for BBC Radio 4 or read the article in Condé Nast Traveller.

Visit our collaborators' websites:

https://pakks.org.ec/

https://sachawarmi.org/es/sacha-taki-canciones-del-bosque/ https://www.facebook.com/kawsaksacha

ECOFORENSIC: Defending Rights of Nature

We work in collaboration with Ecoforensic in order to strengthen the current mechanisms for the defense of the Rights of Nature through a collaborative network of people working around it (scientists, indigenous people, peasants, artists, lawyers and NGOs) in Ecuador; as well as the formation of a group of Paraecologists.

Paraecologists are people from communities and nature reserves, in charge of gathering scientific information to feed a freely accessible database. This, with the aim of providing empirical support and strengthening arguments in favor of Nature in legal disputes.

Our work focuses on providing high-quality audiovisual material and content for the dissemination of the Rights of Nature within the framework of the Constitution of Ecuador. The method we use is based on interdisciplinary ethnographic research and audiovisual arts . We put emphasis on giving emotion and reflection to our pieces so that they have a greater impact.

The first product generated is a series of illustrations (designed by Sozapato) and a documentary (created by Gustavo Chiriboga and produced by Paola Moscoso) that reveal the practical ways in which the laws present in the Constitution act. It also delves into the origin, status and future vision of this mechanism for the protection of Nature in Ecuador.