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An artwork from the Shamans of the World collection. Intihuasca or in spanish Yage Sol is a name of special brew of Ayahuasca used by shamans in Colombia. In the same way that Heaven Yael permits contact with the Christian religious domains, it is under Intihuasca, "Sun Yage," that shamans relivetheir origin myth. The shaman establishes contact with the creators of color and sound, and with the Solar Men. The latter appear as midgets radiating a golden light and singing beautiful chants accompanied by flutes and drums as they descend with the yael vine from heaven to earth. The ancestors tell about primeval times when the whole world was in darkness. It was already inhabited by all beings, including humans who lacked intelligence. The humans wandered throughout the earth in search of food when they stumbled onto the yael vine. They cut it into portions; one was given to the women to try, and their menstruation began. The men tried another and became ecstatic when they saw how the remai...

Filip Zaruba is one of the pioneers of 3D animation in the Czech Republic. He began experimenting with it as early as in 1993; he created his first 3D television jingles and commercials for the Czech Television at the mere age of 18. Having graduated from the Film school of Zlin, he decided to engage in this field in a really professional manner. He collaborated on a variety of commercials for big international corporate clients, films and music videos as cinematographer, editor, animator and visual effects creator. He also used to give lectures on 3D graphics and animation at the multimedia department of the Brno University of Technology and University of Ostrava. He also runs a film production company called Asaya productions where he...