Abstract
Santiago Yahuarcani renders a visual narrative that fuses cultural heritage with ancestral territory. Painted on llanchama using natural dyes, the work expresses the Huitoto worldview as an interconnected system of nature, spirit, and memory. Through mythological figures, ceremonial references, and warnings against environmental destruction, Yahuarcani reclaims territory as more than geography: it is a sacred archive of knowledge, rituals, and cosmology. The detailed imagery reflects a collective memory passed down through oral tradition, revealing how cultural heritage is rooted in the land and continuously reactivated through artistic expression.
