Pequeña del Colca
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Pequeña del Colca
El valle del Colca, con sus montañas y pendientes profundas, siempre me ha parecido una gran cicatriz sobre la tierra. Pero no es una tierra rota: sus formas sinuosas y abruptas hablan de la complejidad y la fortaleza de quienes la habitan, capaces de construir una vida en lugares que parecen inaccesibles y, al mismo tiempo, profundamente libres.
El pastoreo, el cultivo, la belleza de sus bordados y vestimentas, y hoy también el turismo, forman parte de la vida cotidiana del Colca. En esta obra quise representar esa relación entre un paisaje imponente y una gente que ha aprendido a habitarlo, adaptarse a él y convertirlo en hogar.
English translationThe Colca Valley, with its mountains and deep slopes, has always looked to me like a great scar on the earth. But it is not broken land: its winding, abrupt shapes speak of the complexity and strength of the people who live there, able to build a life in places that seem out of reach and, at the same time, deeply free.
Herding, farming, the beauty of their embroidery and dress, and today tourism too, are part of everyday life in the Colca. In this painting I wanted to show that bond between an overwhelming landscape and a people who have learned to live in it, adapt to it and make it home.