Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya are a Colombian-Japanese duo of artists working in the fields of visual and performing arts as multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary artists, serving as directors, choreographers, curators, and educators. Their collaborative works include performances, sculptural installations, video art, mixed media, and light installations, as well as photography and film projects. Garnica and Moriya also invest their energy in critical research, both in print and digital publications, educational activities, and community projects based on resource exchange and collaboration.

Their work is rooted in inquiries about being, perception, interdependence, and coexistence. They seek to expose the multiplicity of spatial and temporal intervals that exist within the body, between materials, and environments. They question what arises when the stability of habits, the assertion of binaries, the expectations of social norms, and the crystallization of identity dissolve, exposing the potentialities of being.

Aura González Sevillano, consultant, advisor, and facilitator of sustainable development and leadership processes with community organizations of women and youth, promoting people’s permanence in their territories, fostering collective work, reaffirmation of ethnic and cultural identity, sustainable use of natural resources in the Colombian Pacific and in other countries of Afro-descendant communities, will speak to us about the Circularity of the economy, relationship production-territory-economy-sustainability-natural resources, based on the experience of the Empresa Comunitaria de Mujeres Rurales de Guapi “Rios Unidos”.

Ever Ledesma Caicedo, pianguero and Legal Representative of the organization ASOFUTURO; environmental activist dedicated to the conservation and preservation of mangrove ecosystems and the rescue of water resources, will talk about the importance of mangrove ecosystems and the need for their preservation.

Armando Palau Aldana, lawyer with specialized studies in Environmental Legislation, Environmental Management, and Environmental Law; founder of la Fundación Biodiversidad, where he has successfully litigated environmental cases in favor of victims and the natural environment, will talk about the suspension of the license for the Coast Guard Station in Gorgona Natural Park (against Ministerio de Defensa y Autoridad de Licencias Ambientales).

Hugo Daniel Plazas Merchan, interpreter and environmental educator of Water and Nature Spaces. Director of GESTA Colombia, Environmental Tourism Management Colombia. Volunteer in Environmental Foundations of Bogotá, will talk about the importance of wetland ecosystems and the great biodiversity of Flora and Fauna of these natural spaces.

LEIMAY is a platform for interdisciplinary artistic research and productions, founded by Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya. Based in Brooklyn, New York, LEIMAY encompasses a wide range of activities including performances, installations, workshops, and educational programs. Their work is characterized by a deep exploration of the body, space, and time, often blending elements of dance, theater, visual arts, and technology. LEIMAY’s practice is informed by principles from various traditions including Butoh, Noguchi Taiso, and experimental performance, resulting in immersive and thought-provoking experiences for audiences.