Tania Candiani

This piece is inspired by the traditions of a community from the Sierra Huasteca of eastern Mexico in which, once a year, they spend the night naming all the things that exist so that they will continue to exist with the coming of dawn. The video is based on the image and sound of a stream of water that is suddenly interrupted, interspersed with the voices of speakers of Indigenous languages pronouncing ways of naming water in their tongues.
These words, embroidered and framed by hoops, form part of the piece. Candiani denounces the disappearance both of these languages as well as of sources of water, understanding the act of naming as a form of resistance and preservation.