The event will be held in English and will also be streamed online. (access: savage2025)
Please note: limited capacity – max. 50 attendees
Free admission.
© Marco Pando
How do languages disappear – and what technologies might help keep them alive? Savage Mind brings together José-Carlos Mariátegui, a media theorist and curator exploring the digital afterlives of cultural memory, and Roberto Zariquiey, a field linguist working at the frontline of Amazonian language preservation.
Together, they will discuss the intersections of language, technology, and the urgency of documenting and revitalizing linguistic heritage in Latin America. From video archives and cybernetic histories to computational tools for endangered languages, the dialogue will explore how cultural memory is shaped, stored, and saved in an age of digital transformation.
With DJ Set by: FLAVE
Hosting: Theo Ferreira Gomes
Guests: José-Carlos Mariátegui & Roberto Zariquiey
Initiated and organized by Marco Pando (Visual sphere of practice, 2024/2025), in cooperation with Akademie Schloss Solitude. Introduced by Sarah Donderer on behalf of the Akademie.
With the kind support of Galeria Livia Benavides, Lima/Peru.
José-Carlos Mariátegui (PE/UK) is a writer, curator, and scholar working at the crossroads of culture, technology, and society. He is the founder of Alta Tecnología Andina (ATA) in Lima and currently holds academic positions at LUISS (Rome) and LSE (London). His work spans media archaeology, digital archives, and memory institutions, with recent projects including the Getty’s Encounters in Video Art in Latin America and the PST ART exhibition ARTEONICA.
Roberto Zariquiey is a Peruvian linguist and professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. He specializes in documenting and analyzing obsolescing Amazonian languages, especially Iskonawa, and leads revitalization initiatives using computational tools. A National Geographic Explorer, Zariquiey’s research challenges assumptions about language loss and advocates for the value and preservation of endangered linguistic systems.
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