Tupã
The three textile works that comprise Pulsation combine traditional knowledge, processes and materials such as reeds, thread and feathers, with unusual materials such as fiber-optic cable and LEDs to offer a poetic approach to Indigenous culture. In *Tupã*, for example, Selma crocheted with fiber optic cable to write the word Tupã, the name of the “great spirit” for Indigenous people in Brazil. Tupã is considered to be the creator of the universe, and more specifically the creator of light. It is also the onomatopoeic sound of the heart beating: Tu-pã – Tu-pã … You can place your ring finger – also known as your heart finger – in the pulse sensor to experience the installation.
Project Credits:
- Aruma – Sandra de Berduccy, Cochabamba, Bolivia
- The Camacã Imboré/Tupinambá Indigenous community, Aldeia do Cachimbo, Bahia, Brazil, especially Maria Selma Batista Ferreira
Biographies:
Aruma – Sandra De Berduccy
Artist and researcher of the relationship between textiles and technology, Aruma creates works that intertwine nature, traditional weaving processes and the different languages of new media.
Aruma completed her residency with the Camacã Imboré/Tupinambá community, in Aldeia do Cachimbo, municipality of Ribeirão do Largo, Bahia, 12-24 July 2018. This community is very small, has only recently reasserted its existence. At the time of working on the project, there was no electricity supply in the village.
http://www.e-aruma.net & http://www.sandradeberduccy.com
