Laura Santander. Being Pitcher-Duck

Being Pitcher-Duck is a performance inspired by a piece of pottery from the Diaguita culture of northern Chile. An object is given life in an attempt to convey the role that the water contained in this container has played for this culture throughout history, how it has been seen to disappear and, with it, how the indigenous communities of this part of northern Chile have seen their access to water limited as never before. Water, a natural resource of that land, is increasingly limited by human action because of “progress”. In the performance, through direct testimonies, we also hear the raised voices of those who want to protect the land, of members of indigenous communities who protect all the elements of their Mother Earth and consider them to be another living being.