P·P·O·W is pleased to host a conversation between artist Carlos Motta and curator Bernardo Mosqueira in conjunction with Jjagɨyɨ: Air of Life | Carlos Motta with Elio Miraña, ELO, Gil Farekatde Maribba, Higinio Bautista, Kiyedekago, Rosita, and Yoí nanegü. The exhibition builds on Motta’s two-decade history of collaborative multi-media installations that examine identities and lived-experiences of marginalized groups, and the intersectional repercussions of colonialism. In Jjagɨyɨ, Motta and a group of collaborators confront the colonialist history of boarding schools established in the region by the Capuchin Missions and their lasting impact on the disuse of Indigenous languages, the truncated transmission of cultural knowledges, and the establishment of Christianity as an institutionalized religion. The conversation between Motta and Mosqueira will explore the works on view in the exhibition in relation to Motta's practice while delving into his process of collaboration with Elio Miraña, ELO, Gil Farekatde Maribba, Higinio Bautista, Kiyedekago, Rosita, and Yoí nanegü.