Planetarische Bauern

Waman Wasi is a small NGO in the San Martín region of the Peruvian Amazon founded in 2002 that has dedicated itself to intergenerational education, ancestral knowledge, and nurturing networks of solidarity for ecological sustainability. Their Calendario, first featured in the Pavilion of Peru at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of Venice Biennial, 2023, demonstrates how local initiatives can have planetary reach, fostering better communication between humankind and the land. First discussed as a matrix of knowledge and then drawn collectively, calendars act as time-shift technology for villagers, outlining shared responsibilities within the community and across four interconnected living spaces – house, chakra (garden), forest and water – attuned to solar and lunar cycles.

The presentation was created alongside Waman Wasi in Lamas to secure the community approvals. The Pavilion of Peru curators Alexia León and Lucho Marcial generously shared their image archive and the documentary video Shifting, Slash and Burn: Voices (2023).