The Fire Hummingbird / El Colibrí de Fuego Pyramid PROJECT
Altar-installation by Adrian Arias and music by Anais Azul
The Hummingbird of Fire is a pyramid that emerges from the deep memories of my Mochica culture, from ancient Peru, and from the ancestral indigenous patterns of the Americas. At its summit stands a winged hummingbird, an eternal symbol of the connection between the earthly and spiritual worlds.
This work, with its two entrances and its interior dedicated to reflection, invites you to leave messages of deep connection.
Built with wood and plywood on a solid metal base, the structure represents our roots and connection with Mother Earth. The indigenous patterns that adorn the pyramid evoke the ancient wisdom of our native peoples, reminding us that our stories and struggles continue to be an integral part of humanity.
The hummingbird at the top, with its vibrant presence, draws the gaze to the sky, like an ancestral mantle that connects the past with the future. Anais Azul’s music, woven with the sounds of water, fire, and the human voice, offers a meditative atmosphere that honors both those who have departed to another dimension, as well as our ancestors, remembering the transformative vitality of their spirits.
This installation seeks not only to offer a space for healing, but also to return us to the deep value of our cultural heritage at this moment in history.
Here Anais Azul music in progress for this project
With Fire Hummingbird / El Colibrí de Fuego, I hope to express the intensity and fragility of life, that creative spark that we carry within us and that drives us to build and transform ourselves. This installation is a tribute to those people who left, leaving a deep mark and eternal inspiration. It is also a reflection of how, even at different stages of life, that creative and vibrant energy continues to guide us and invites us to remember the connection between the visible and the invisible, the earthly and the ancestral.
Art is a sacred bridge, a means of deep connection with our being, our roots, and our dreams. It is a way of giving voice and form to what we often cannot express with words, a channel that allows us to touch both the human and the divine. Through art, we can explore identity, heal, remember, and reconnect with who we are and where we come from, in communion with the earth and with those who inhabited it before us.
I hope that participants will find in El Colibrí de Fuego a space of contemplation and connection, a place where they feel in communion with their ancestors. As they enter the pyramid and listen to Anais Azul’s music, I hope they will feel the power of the elements and the echo of voices that speak of love, life and transformation. May this experience inspire them to reflect on the cycle of life, to feel gratitude for the time and earth we share, and to recognize in themselves the spark that can inspire and heal.
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