Brazilian street artist th97 has painted a stunning new mural in Munro, Buenos Aires relating to natural medicine and shamanic healing. Photos by BA Street Art.
Snake & jaguar painted by th97 (photo © BA Street Art)
The new artwork by Thiago (th97) features a shamanic healer holding hallucinogenic mushrooms together with a jaguar, a snake, and a humming bird in the Amazonian jungle.
Shaman holding psychedelic mushrooms with hummingbird (photo © BA Street Art)
Thiago said: “The mural represents ‘the cure’ in the middle of the concrete jungle I wanted to represent Maria Sabina, a great healer. Here she is holding mushrooms as if they are expanding from night to day.”
Elements of power with animals like serpent & jaguar (photo © BA Street Art)
Thiago added: “The feeling I wanted to transmit with this mural is the cure with elements of power like the hummingbird, jaguar and the serpent – all in harmony as if they are the cure with natural medicines. Also the representation of the mystery of nature and its elements of power.”
Shaman with mushrooms & spores (photo © BA Street Art)
In Latin America, mushrooms play an important role in shamanic rituals. They are believed to be able to create gateways to higher consciousness that can reveal deeper truths, unity and insights and are also used for spiritual healing guided by shamans to address emotional and existential suffering.
Details of jaguar (photo © BA Street Art)
In many indigenous traditions, especially in the Amazon, shamans are believed to transform into jaguars during rituals. The jaguar represents heightened perception, instinct, and spiritual vision. This idea of ‘becoming the jaguar’ symbolizes entering a state of expanded awareness or altered consciousness.
Natural medicine (photo © BA Street Art)
Thanks to Claudio for also moving his motorbike so we could take better photos. Mural sponsored by Cowobongo Bar and located in front of the bar in Munro, Buenos Aires.
All photos © Buenos Aires Street Art
