CCBB BH presents until February 2026 the new installation Festa no Céu, by Daiara Tukano, inspired by Indigenous cosmology.
Until February 28, 2026, the Banco do Brasil Cultural Center Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH) presents the new installation Festa no Céu – Mirĩ’kʉã ʉmʉhsé’pʉ Bahsa’rã, by Indigenous artist, curator and activist Daiara Tukano. The work occupies the cultural center’s courtyard with an arch made of more than 100 birds, mostly macaws.
Created as a tribute to ancestral wisdom, forest preservation and the role of birds as intermediaries between spiritual dimensions, the installation invites reflection on the ancestry and spirituality of Indigenous peoples. Admission is free, from Wednesday to Monday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The work is structured as a large mobile, in which the birds appear in four different positions, suggesting continuous movement. Made from translucent material and decorated with hori drawings in different shades, the pieces project colors into the space under sunlight.
At night, the birds receive special lighting that reinforces the immersive character of the creation. More than a sculptural ensemble, the installation is conceived as a portal into Indigenous cosmology.
In the creation narratives of the Yepá Mahsã Tukano people, before the multiplication of humanity, the Amõ Numiã, the first women, gave birth to the birds. They emerged singing, flying and spreading colors around the world, enchanting humans and animals.
Enchanted by this birth, humans and animals began to sing in the forest, each in their own language, and to have mirações, or colorful visions. These visions gave rise to their paintings and drawings, creating a visual repertoire deeply linked to spirituality.
According to this tradition, the diversity of peoples and perceptions that made human expansion possible was born from that moment. Since then, birds celebrate in the sky, carrying messages and dreams in their songs and flights.
“‘Festa no Céu’ is a large mobile of acrylic birds, macaws and other small birds flying with their wings open, drawn with Hori, which are our graphic patterns from the Ye’pá Mahsã people. It is a work that tells the story of the creation of birds, the emergence of colors, drawings, art, languages, beauty, memory and dreams. These are graphic patterns that we use on our pots, our baskets and our body paintings, and that are part of our culture. The birds are transparent and have iridescent, rainbow-like reflections, projecting their illuminated shadows on the ground. They are transparent, just as our dreams, our thoughts and our feelings are transparent”.
By bringing this Amazonian symbol to a central urban space such as CCBB BH, the artist emphasizes the urgency of caring for the forest. For many Indigenous peoples, the forest is seen as a living organism whose imbalance manifests as deep spiritual crises.
With artistic direction and curatorship by Juliana Flores and architecture by Camila Schmidt, the installation is part of CCBB BH’s year-end program. The initiative strengthens the museum’s relationship with the audiences that circulate daily through the Circuito Liberdade cultural district.
According to the general manager of the cultural center, Gislane Tanaka, “Festa no Céu is born in dialogue with the traditional year-end lighting of Praça da Liberdade, and reveals the diversity of visions that Indigenous peoples preserve as wisdom, opening space for a sensitive encounter with their cosmologies. On this crossing between light, art and ancestry, CCBB BH reaffirms its commitment to bringing people ever closer to culture”.
About Daiara Tukano
An important reference in contemporary Indigenous art and activism, Daiara Tukano holds a master’s degree in Human Rights and a degree in Visual Arts from the University of Brasília. Her research focuses on the rights to memory and truth of Indigenous peoples.
From 2015 to 2021, she coordinated Rádio Yandê, the first online Indigenous radio station in Brazil, expanding the circulation of traditional knowledge in the digital environment. Her participation at CCBB BH reinforces the power of art as an instrument for communication and care for ancestral heritage.
In 2024, Daiara took part in the Festa da Luz light festival with the work Cobra Arco-Íris / Bo’eda Pirõ, presented at the Viaduto Santa Tereza. Inspired by the rainbow boa and created in collaboration with MIR Estúdio, responsible for the LED programming, the work produced a mirage-like sensation in the audience and left a strong mark on the festival.
Service
Festa no Céu – Mirĩ’kʉã ʉmʉhsé’pʉ Bahsa’rã
Location: Courtyard of CCBB Belo Horizonte
Visiting period: until February 28, 2026
Opening hours: Wednesday to Monday, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Admission: free, no ticket required, subject to venue capacity
Address: Praça da Liberdade, 450 – Funcionários, Belo Horizonte – MG, Brazil
