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After nine months and over 2500 kilometers by foot, retracing the steps of ancient pilgrims while carrying a 20-kilogram backpack, Ciriaca+Erre arrived at the London Peace Pagoda on a cold January winter day. Along the way, she slept and shared meals and shelter with homeless individuals, immigrants, hermits, monks, cloistered nuns, utopian communities, and more.

In London, the artist embarked on a new chapter of her project, accepting a unique invitation from Japanese Buddhist monks advocate for Peace, who inspired her journey. Continuing her walk for peace, she traveled to India with Reverend G. Nagase to walk alongside the Nipponzan Myohoji monks and pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the 75th anniversary of his assassination.

Currently, she is nearing the ’End of the world’ in Argentina, retracing the significant steps of the first human migration. Having traversed 15 countries and 4 continents, Ciriaca+Erre’s nomadic journey has taken her to meaningful destinations around the globe:

• She recently ventured deep into the Amazon rainforest, bordering Peru and Brazil, to meet with some of the last indigenous tribes facing disappearance.
• In Japan, she marched in remembrance of the atomic bomb tragedies in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, and she also walk through the contaminated area of Fukushima, for the devastating effects of polluted waters released into the ocean.
• Crossing into the United States, she visited the secret laboratory where the atomic bomb was developed.
• In Mexico, she experienced the awe-inspiring migration of butterflies and explored the rich cultures of the Maya and Inca civilisations.
• She also set foot on the incredible Galapagos Islands, which inspired Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking theories on evolution.
• The artist already reached another important milestones finally walking till the place where, the transcendental philosopher, Henry David Thoreau, who inspired her project, experiments to live wild in the woods for “2 years, 2 months and 2 days” ignited the first ecological consciousness already in the 1845, and inspired also Gandhi whit his book “civil disobedience”.

Inspired by Gandhi’s principle, ’Be the change you want to see in the world,’ the nomadic artist draws inspiration from a diverse array of historical and philosophical figures, including St. Francis, philosopher Diogenes, and Hypatia’s vision to bring culture to the streets. Additionally, she is influenced by Nobel Prize for Literature recipient Herman Hesse, who wrote Siddhartha in Switzerland, near her home.

Her performance, which began in 2022, was also a tribute to the centenary of Hesse’s publication, embodying the concept of life as a journey of consciousness. ’I am the observer that becomes observed on a journey of consciousness.’ says Ciriaca+Erre .

Throughout her odyssey, she transcends geographical, social, and personal boundaries, bridging the gap between art and life.

Her performance delves into themes of peace, ecology, and human evolution, highlighting migration as a testament to human evolution and shedding light on scientific evidence such as the discovery of the ’wanderlust gene’ (DRD4-R7 mutations) found in 20% of the population.

Furthermore, Ciriaca+Erre actively engages in volunteer efforts, participating in reforestation initiatives, aiding Mother Teresa’s mission in Calcutta, and collaborating with monks to construct Peace Pagodas worldwide. She also embarks on an inner journey through a challenging 100 hours of Vipassana meditation under 45 degrees.

And she researches utopian , eco , peace making communities around the world drove by the first European Utopian and pioneer community born in Switzerland in the early 1900s, Monte Verità in Ascona. Who moral patronage her project too.

At the moment as she sets her sights on Africa, she plans to explore the last matriarchal society in China .

By embracing humility and vulnerability, she proves that true strength lies in our ability to be Kind and ‘humane’. As she declares, "Through this journey, I learned that our greatest strength lies not in gaining power, but in kindness, willingness . By embracing the unknown and our authentic self, we are able to connect with a universal law and our place in the world