Abya Yala
(or Memory of a landscape)
Gunpowder, charcoal powder, acrylic paint and ink on paper,
book-shaped object, 25×100 cm (closed) 25×200 cm (open), 2018.
Piece that invites us to remember how the colonization of America was carried out, especially in Argentinean territory through the ¨Conquest of the desert¨. Its format seeks to commemorate the ancient pre-Hispanic manuscripts known as – códices- , most of which were burned during colonization. Abya Yala meaning “Land in its full Maturity”, “Vital Land” or “Blossoming Land”, is a pre-Columbian nomination for the American continent use by Indigenous community organizations.
