Reset: memory, healing and re-enchantment of the world

From the cosmological narrative of RESET emerges the figure of the intercessor (the shaman), which in some ways refers to the role of the artist himself. The work of Ricardo Ozier-Lafontaine resonates with that of other artists who have engaged shamanism in their practice. But what exactly is represented by this figure, the shaman, and how is it treated by contemporary artists? Can we describe it as an implication, an engagement of the artist? And if so, on what terms? Or, to use the title of a recent exhibition: is the artist a shaman?

Matilde Dos Santos