In her research and artistic practice, Alisa bridges the scientific and ceremonial realms by exploring the role that ancient cosmologies and practices play in postmodern times. She studied and worked in academia in Mexico and Germany, focusing primarily on Cultural and Latin American Studies as well as History. For over a decade she has been building bridges between cultures, bringing wisdom carriers from diverse lineages into dialogue with contemporary audiences across Europe.

Lives in the remote village of Jordão, in the state of Acre in the Brazilian Amazon. She is a visual artist whose work depicts the traditional stories and cosmologies of her people. Her art has been exhibited at the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art, Berlin Art Week, and other international venues. Rita is one of the leading young female voices of the Huni Kuin people—an artist, communicator, and cultural bridge.

She is a co-founder of the Kayatibu collective, which promotes Huni Kuin culture and spirituality through the arts, as well as the Indigenous women’s association Ainbu Dayá, dedicated to the empowerment and visibility of Indigenous women.

Jaci Meinhold is a co-founder of the Ainbu Dayá association in Brazil. For over eight years, she has been working with the Huni Kuin people, spending time living in their villages in the Amazon, where she values the appreciation and harmony in which people live with wild nature. At Living Gaia, her focus is on realising projects with Huni Kuin women in the forest and in Europe. Drawing on her close connection to the Huni Kuin women and her own Brazilian and German roots, Jaci serves as a cultural bridge between the Huni Kuin and communities in Europe and Brazil.