Claudia Andujar
Born in 1931 · Switzerland / Brazil
Photography connected to the defence of the Yanomami people.
The story
In Brazil, Claudia Andujar developed a photographic practice closely tied to her relationship with the Yanomami. Portraits, scenes of everyday life and visual experiments accompany her commitment to their rights and territory. Her work combines aesthetic research with political action in ways that cannot be separated. Documents, drawings and testimonies gathered around the photographs broaden their reading.
Understanding the work
Observe the light and visual effects, then return to the people’s names, circumstances and words. Context helps prevent a relationship from being reduced to an exotic image.
Key works and series
Yanomami photographs; Marcados; A Luta Yanomami.
Sources & further exploration
Works in collections.
10 recordsPhotographs to explore on museum and library websites, with titles, dates and processes. Each link opens the collection record and its image where one is available.
- MoMA · 1981-83
Horizontal 4 (Village of Ericó) from the series Marcados
Gelatin silver prints, printed 2006
- MoMA · 1981-83
Horizontal 2 (Village of Ericó) from the series Marcados
Gelatin silver print, printed 2006
- MoMA · 1981
Horizontal 3 (Village of Boas Novas) from the series Marcados
Gelatin silver print, printed 2006
- MoMA · 1981-83
Horizontal 5 (Villages of Ajarani, 1981-1983; Araçá,1983; Surucucus 1983) from the series Marcados
Gelatin silver print, printed 2006
- MoMA · 1981-83
Vertical 9 (Village of Ajarani) from the series Marcados
Gelatin silver print, printed 2006
- MoMA · 1981-83
Vertical 10 (Village of Ericó) from the series Marcados
Gelatin silver print, printed 2006
- MoMA · 1983
Vertical 13 (Village of Surucucus) from the series Marcados
Gelatin silver prints, printed 2006
- MoMA · 1983
Vertical 11 (Village of Macujai) from the series Marcados
Gelatin silver print, printed 2006
