Time Amongst The Xavante

"Time Amongst The Xavante" is an exhibition of photos by Emily Burridge taken whilst living and working with the Xavante tribal village in the Mato Grosso, Brazil.

These images of the Xavante provide us with a window into their world, and portray an extraordinary trusting relationship that has developed between Emily and the Indian community over the last four years.

Emily began working together with these Xavante after a chance meeting with one of the Chiefs of a village. She quickly came to appreciate the difficult circumstances in which they were living and undertook to work together with the Chief and members of the community. She coordinated a project, which in 1998 culminated in the successful implementation of a solar powered health centre deep within the Xavante reservation. The story of how she became involved with this tribe and the experiences which followed, is both extraordinary and courageous.

As part of the exhibition there is a display giving information on the Trust "Indigenous People's Cultural Support Trust" (a registered charity since 1995), which Emily set up with the objective to secure funding for projects which she developed in consultation with this tribal community. It shows what has been achieved so far, and will introduce the current projects and funding objectives.

Through the photos you will be introduced to characters in the village:
The Chief...the Rain Man...the women and children...you will also see the villagers as they go about daily activities.

Recordings of tribal singing and sounds of the forest accompany private views.