Curanderismo Live “curanderismo” might be translated as

“curanderismo” might be translated as a system of healing — specifically

Dye sublimation print on cotton

Charles Emerson

229 x 178mm

filmed in the Peruvian city of Iquitos

Curanderismo Live “curanderismo” might be translated asThe Spanish verb curar means to heal; curanderismo might be translated as a system of healing specifically, in the Peruvian jungle, it is most closely associated with the shamanic healing associated with jungle plants, especially the psychoactive vine ayahuasca. A collection of still photography and film stills from documentary short Curanderismo, filmed in the Peruvian city of Iquitos, a port on the Amazon and entrypoint to the jungle by Sam W.