Claudia Andujar.The End of the World

The Swiss-born Brazilian photographer and activist Claudia Andujar (b.1931) serves as a role model for many politically motivated artists today. She is not only an outstanding photographer but also an activist who uses her artistic voice to draw attention to social injustices and defend the rights of indigenous communities. Her political commitment is reflected in her photography, which is not only artistically documentary but also carries a clear political message.

After fleeing the Nazis, she decided to pursue a career as a photojournalist and became involved in the fight against dictatorship and violence in her new home of Brazil. From the early 1970s, she documented not only the daily life of the Yanomami indigenous community in the Amazon in northern Brazil, but also the conflicts they faced due to mining, land disputes, and diseases. Andujar henceforth dedicated her life and work to the struggle for the rights of the Yanomami, a community she joined.

Today, Claudia Andujar is considered one of the most important figures in photography in South America.

CLAUDIA ANDUJAR. THE END OF THE WORLD

9 FEBRUARY – 11 AUGUST 2024

PHOXXI. THE TEMPORARY HOUSE OF PHOTOGRAPHY

DEICHTORHALLEN | HAMBURG, GERMANY

On the cover: Claudia Andujar
Untitled from Yanomami Dream series, 2002
© Claudia Andujar. Courtesy Galeria Vermelho, São Paulo

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