YARA, 2022

Animation onto The Historic Daniels & Fisher Tower

Description: Yara was part of the Synchronous Orbits screenings, curated by Sharifa Moore for Women’s History Month in partnership with Night Lights Denver. These moving images represent the Venezuelan goddess called Yara. The animation connects us to the strength of mother nature through a series of mythological transformations about resilience. Yara was the daughter of an indigenous chief from Yaracuy. According to legend, Yara was devoured by an anaconda in the river; however, she asked the Sorte Mountain for help and the mountain saved her by making her part of itself. During the Spanish colonization of Venezuela the indigenous name Yara changed to Santa María de la Onza or Saint Mary of the Ounce.