Art Initiatives

Ingrid Weyland

Topographies of Fragility

Ingrid Weyland is an Argentina photographer whose work has been exhibited in cultural institutions and galleries around the world. She visited Awasi Iguazu and produced a collection of unique works titled “Topographies of Fragility”, where she applies crumpled images on top photographs to highlight the impact man has on nature.

Teresa Marcaida and Ingrid Weyland

Nature, Art and Mankind

Teresa Marcaida and Ingrid Weyland collaborated to produce an intersection between dance and photography. 

Stella Nanni

Art as Way of Healing

Stella Nanni is a Brazilian artist and designer who has been internationally awarded for her sustainable art practice. A few years ago, Nanni together with her son Gabriel founded the Tattoo Truck Tour and traveled to several places in Latin America providing free tattoos for cancer survivors. 

During their visit to Awasi Iguazú, Stella Nanni spoke with the local women who had suffered in various ways and with wounds they wanted to cover up so that she could help them find beauty again through her tattoos.

Eugenia Soma

Natural elements become art

Eugenia Soma is an Argentine artist and graphic designer. She visited Awasi Iguazú and spent three days teaching children from the Guaraní community as part of our initiative to support the Yasy Pora school. 

The workshop involved sketching, drawing, tracing and coloring, with a focus on local flora and fauna.

Angela Bulich & Matt Banahan

Design, Nature & Art

Angela Bulich is a North American jewelry designer and founder of the atelier Leather Stone Metal and Matt Banahan is a North American photographer.

They visited Awasi Iguazú for Bulich to get inspired by the essence, magic and rich biodiversity of the Atlantic Rainforest and create a small limited collection. 

Teresa Marcaida

Nature, Art and Mankind

Teresa Marcaida is an argentine dancer and choreographer who graduated from The Juilliard School in New York and has taken part in some of the most prestigious dance companies in Germany, Italy and Canada. Marcaida visited Awasi Atacama and Awasi Iguazu to film “A Peculiar Quietness”, a homage to “nature as a form of art”.

Andrés Paredes

Trama y Desenlace

Andrés Paredes is an argentine visual artist and graphic designer who visited Awasi Iguazú to install a sculpture made of misiones isipó lianas and pindó branches so that it can eventually be consumed by the Atlantic Rainforest. 

Cecilia Nigro

Cuando me baje el alma al cuerpo

Cecilia Nigro is an argentine ceramist. She visited Awasi Iguazu to experiment with Ñaú mud, a material found along riverbanks and used by Guaraní communities to make pottery. The artist met with a local artisan and learned traditional weaving techniques using canes from the Atlantic Rainforest.

Gabriela Ezcurra

Suelo Vivo

Gabriela Ezcurra is a visual artist and sculptor based in Rio de Janeiro. During her time at Awasi Iguazu, she recreated leaves and seeds from the Atlantic Rainforest using Ñaú mud. Additionally, she portrayed a native toucan with watercolors.

Florencia Echevarría

Selva Atlántica

Florencia Echevarría is an Argentine porcelain sculptor and visual artist who traveled to Awasi Iguazú to learn authentic weaving techniques from the Guarani community. 

While in residence, the artist collected Misiones red soil to mix with cold porcelain to create a piece inspired by the local flora.

Awasi Art Week

by LabVerde

In May 2024, five international artists embarked on a 7-day journey to the Atlantic Rainforest of Awasi Iguazu to explore the region’s water cycles and discover the importance of water flows.

Felipe Assadi and Catalina Zarhi

Confluencia

Felipe Assadi and Catalina Zarhi are Chilean artists who visited Awasi Iguazú to install a sculpture titled ‘Confluencia (Confluence). The artwork is woven in cotton rope and sticks from the Atlantic Rainforest. ‘Confluencia’ symbolizes the convergence of Argentina and Brazil, bound by the flow of water.

Josefina Stagnaro

Proyecto Maraná

Ingrid Weyland

Guardians of Iguazu

The Argentine photographer Ingrid Weyland returned to Awasi Iguazu to continue her ongoing series ‘Topographies of Fragility’. She photographed residents of Iguazú who are devoted to the preservation of nature, interacting with her prints of the rainforest landscape.

Luiza Guidi

RESPIRO

Luiza Guidi is a Brazilian artist living in Amsterdam. She visited Awasi Iguazu to explore the history of Misiones, its local cuisine and flora. Reconnecting with her roots, she documented dher observation in a travel journal. She also met with chef Mauricio Alvez to learn about the authentic flavors and ingredients of the region.

Rainer Gross

Double Takes

German artist Rainer Gross visited Awasi Iguazu to explore the Atlantic Rainforest. Combining his two passions, painting and photography, he created striking images of the Iguazu Falls. He also visited the local Guaraní community, fostering an enriching intercultural exchange through music.