MULTIVOCAL FUTURES
RAFFAELLA FRYER-MOREIRA
JEROME LEWIS
FABIANA FERNANDES
SCOTT HILL
MARLOWE FRYER-McCAFFREY
SUPPORTED BY UCL KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND INNOVATION
INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES OCTAGON FUND
The UCL Multimedia Anthropology Lab (UCL MAL) is launching the MultiVocal Futures (MVF) Project at the 2025 Acampamento Terra Livre (ATL) Festival in Brasília. This initiative focuses on engaging Indigenous voices in global conversations around climate science, artificial intelligence, digital technologies, and music. The MVF team will visit Guarani and Kaiowá territories in Mato Grosso do Sul before participating in ATL, which gathers 10,000 Indigenous representatives from over 200 ethnic groups in Brazil.
Key Initiatives
KEY INITIATIVES
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1. VR Museum Project
o Led by Guarani and Kaiowá elders to preserve cultural heritage digitally.
o Aims to re-engage younger Indigenous generations with traditional knowledge.
o Explores possibilities of digital sovereignty and live biodiversity mapping.
2. Ambisonic (4D) Sound System
o Developed by UK multimedia artist Andrea E. Kerecsen
o Designed to create immersive soundscapes reflecting Indigenous environments
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3. Sonic Afrofuturism & Indigenous Music
o Collaboration between Latin Grammy-nominated Indigenous rap group Brô MCs and electronic music legend A Guy Called Gerald.
o Focus on merging Indigenous sounds with electronic music as a form of resistance and cultural empowerment.
4. AI Filmmaking & Indigenous Mythology
o International cinematographer Roger Eaton will lead AI-driven experiments to visualize Indigenous cosmologies and myths.
o Collaborative storytelling sessions with Indigenous elders
5. Live Streamed Indigenous Debates
o Discussions on climate change, digital transformation, and Indigenous rights.o Reflection on Indigenous concerns for COP30 in Brazil.
6. Digital Heritage & Museum Collaborations
o Partnership with British Museum to challenge Indigenous exclusion from heritage documentation.
o Engaging Indigenous communities in decisions about how their culture is represented.
7. Citizen Science & AI for Climate Justice
o Exploring Indigenous participation in biodiversity monitoring and AI development.
o Indigenous perspectives on AI differ from mainstream technological frameworks, influencing global innovation.The OGA LABMAL’s events at ATL will be hosted in a 15m geodesic dome named OGA LAB, inspired by the Guarani & Kaiowá sacred house (Oga Pysy)— a spiritual space where the material and spiritual worlds meet.
Project’s Larger Impact
o Advocates for Indigenous sovereignty over digital and environmental policies.
o Expands Indigenous participation in climate science and AI.
o Uses VR, AI, and sound technologies to preserve and redefine cultural heritage.
o Challenges Brazil’s ongoing marginalization and persecution of Indigenous communities.
Conclusions The UCL MAL initiative is a transformative intersection of anthropology, activism, and technology, fostering Indigenous inclusion in climate policy, AI, and digital sovereignty
MVF TEAM & COLLABORATORS
Dr. Raffealla Fryer-Moreira
Anthropologist and founder of UCL MAL
Roger Eaton
Roger Eaton first gained recognition through his striking fashion photography, with work featured on the covers of Vogue and collaborations with luminaries like Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Andrea Esther Kerecsen
Andrea Esther Kerecsenis Director of Amoenus, a pioneering ambisonic sound company in London shaping the future of immersive sound.
Edward Griffiths
Co-founders of Amoenus UK, specializing in spatial sound and ambisonic technology
Scott Hill
Guarani and Kaiowá DJ, photographer, activist co-director of project production
Brô MCs
First indigenous rap group in Brazil to perform in an indigenous language. Their indigenous rap group. Their album was nominated for a Latin Grammy
Amir Reza Garmroudi
Amir Garmroudi is an anthropologist, filmmaker and intervention designer based in London, UK. His work is focused on collaborative and decolonial audiovisual
Fabi Fernandes
Coordinator of projects in Brazil, Universidade Estadual do Mato Grosso do Sul
A Guy Called Gerald
Gerald Simpson AKA A Guy Called Gerald is is a pioneer in electronic dance music in the UK. His 1988 track “Voodoo Ray” kick-started the UK acid house genre, shaping the future of electronic music. In the 1990s his acclaimed album "Black Secret Technology" went on to lay the groundwork for a new genre: UK Jungle.
Vytautas Niedvaras
VR and UX design
Elders and Shamans from the Guarani and Kaiowá communities
Kelvin Mbaretê
Kaiowá DJ, musician and activist
