Eternos Retornos is a response to the controversy surrounding the Aztec feather headdress Quetzalapanecoatl or “El Penacho” in Vienna’s Weltmuseum — a unique artifact, kept in Austria since at least 1596. Calls for repatriation have been refuted by citing transportation risks as a barrier to its return to Mexico.
This short info video shows some of the research process and thinking behind the scenes.
This project debunks that ruse with a specifically engineered transport vessel for safe transport of these antique feathers. Researched and tested by the world’s leading scientists in the field, the container for countering vibration is being constructed on the occasion of the festival and unveiled in front of the museum.
