In Brazil, an Indigenous group turns a day of grief into a celebration of life
He’s called Bilibeu, Saint Bilibeu, or even Bilibreu. Carved of wood and painted with tar, this saint is said to bring fertility to the earth, to animals, and to women.…
Articles by Ana Mendes
Ana Mendes tem 37 anos, é artista, fotojornalista, documentarista e mestre em ciências sociais. Atua como fotojornalista multimídia alguns veículos da mídia brasileira, tais como Repórter Brasil, Amazônia Real, Agência Pública,The Intercept Brasil e National Geographic Brasil. Colabora com as principais organizações indígenas e indígenistas no Brasil, tais como APIB (Associação de Povos Indígenas do Brasil), ISA (Instituto Socioambiental) e CIMI (Conselho Indigenísta Missionário). Internacionalmente publicou no GK (Equador), Neus Deutschland (Alemanha) e no Washington Post (EUA).
Ana trabalha e vive há anos na Amazônia brasileira realizando projetos multimídia – fotografia, vídeo e texto – sobre a luta por direito de povos indígenas e comunidades tradicionais. Com o seu trabalho em defesa dessas populações e em favor das pautas de Direitos Humanos em geral.
Na universidade, pesquisa o racismo contra o povo indígena Akroá Gamella, uma população de autodeclaração recente, que vive no estado do Maranhão. Suas imagens sobre povos indígenas compõem os acervos do ISA, do CIMI e do Museu do Estado do Pará (MEP).
Em 2019, o ensaio Pseudo Indígenas, que retrata os povos Guarani-Kaiowá e Akroá Gamella foi vencedor de um dos mais importantes prêmios nacionais de fotografia, o Prêmio Nacional de Fotografia Pierre Verger. Em 2021 o mesmo ensaio foi vencedor do Open Call IANDE X Photo Doc : Um olhar sobre o Brasil, durante o festival Les Recontres d’Arles, na França. E foi exposto na Galerie Basia Embiricos, em Paris, durante o Paris Photo.
Em 2022 Ana foi indicada para o Prêmio Pipa
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