The Sarañani! Festival of Native Architectures of the World (Let’s Walk) fulfills its promise as a traveling festival, arriving in Oaxaca, Mexico, for its second edition. From January 27 to 29, the Sarañani! Festival will bring together global architectures that share the goal of achieving more equitable and responsible living. Hosted from Oaxaca, the event is made possible through a partnership with the Roots studio, led by architect and artist João Boto Caeiro, whose work is recognized for its exceptional quality, integrating tradition, sustainability, and social purpose. This year’s theme, presented in the Nahuatl language, references the Oaxacan custom of Tequio—a form of collaboration that invites collective efforts to preserve the knowledge of living in community.
The 2022 Sarañani! Festival program includes 9 masterclasses, 2 pre-design roundtables, 3 craft workshops, 3 native films, and a photography exhibition dedicated to the treasures of Oaxacan living. For this second edition in Oaxaca, the festival will feature hybrid (in-person and virtual) activities, following COVID protocols, at the Casa de la Ciudad de Oaxaca. This is made possible through the support of the Fundación Alfredo Harp Helú Oaxaca, in collaboration with its prestigious Restoration Workshop. Furthermore, all activities will be broadcast globally via Zoom, with sessions dedicated to the themes and challenges of responsible living, bringing together individuals and organizations from Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, Angola, Argentina, Italy, Germany, Spain, the United States, and Australia.
Featured guests for this edition include Alfonso Luna, Joao Boto Caeiro, Wendy Montes, Sergio Alfaro, Martina Bocci, Francisco Uviña, Julio Vargas, Morris Hylton, Freddy Medina, Andrea Bocco, Rodrigo Pérez de Arce, Pedro Guedes, Robert Maizares, Gerardo Virgilio López, Anaid Gonzalez, Isadora Hastings, Natalia Jorquera, Maria Alice Mendes Correia, Susana Matos, Marta Colmenares Fernández, Claudio Nazaré da Silva, Norma Barbacci, Marcelo Magadán, Flor Ríos Ventura, Francisco Javier López Morales, Brenda Ríos, Luis Fernando Guerrero, Sofía Rodríguez-Larraín, Rolando Manzano, Gilberto Rescher, Inke Gunia, Fernando Guzmán, Israel Quispe, Nancy Alanoca, Magdalena Pereira, Liliam Aubert, Karla Condori Catacora, Phaxsi Mamani, Irving Sánchez, Gustavo Alvarado, Fernanda Rojas, Ingrid Ardiles, Beatriz Yuste, Lucía Otero, Camila Sepúlveda, Constanza Tapia, Carol Carrasco, Álvaro Merino, Diego Pino, Constanza Manríquez, Edison Coronado, Camila Araya, Carolina Imaña, Haydée Montecinos, Adelaida Marka, Pablo Edwards, and Cristian Heinsen (2022 organizing team).
All activities are free of charge, subject to prior registration on the festival’s website. For more information, please visit www.fundacionaltiplano.cl/festival-2022.
