Bolivia 1
Salt Works
Over the last 12 years, I have made many extensive travels to the Altiplano of Bolivia. Accompanied by the Bolivian performance artist Gastón Ugalde and some of his assistants we would cross the Andes with a 4wheel drive in search for good locations to make performances and installations. Fascinated by the beauty of the surreal Andes landscapes, I utilize this as my canvas.
Like the salt desert Salar where an enormous space of whiteness covers over 10,000km² of salt flats. Or the colored lakes in the south of the country, like the red Laguna Colorada, where the earth is colored by minerals. In these remote places the indigenous Aymara people seem to live more in balance with nature. You feel a strong sense of pride for their land, for nature. I found it inspiring that Bolivia is the only country on earth where there is a law that defines Mother Earth as "a collective subject of public interest".
Masmo!1, 2004
Masmo, a native Bolivian, in a pool of water on the salt flats is carrying inflated rubber boats. One of the most popular cartoons in the region is the ‘Hulk’, where in an ordinary man, when angry, gets inflated to a powerful giant.
Masmo!2, 2004
Masmo, a native Bolivian, ion the edge of the salt flats is carrying inflated rubber boats. One of the most popular cartoons in the region is the ‘Hulk’, where in an ordinary man, when angry, gets inflated to a powerful giant.
Domestic Marble, 2004
Linoleum floor pieces and their cleaning tools placed in the delicate salt crests of the Salar salt desert.
Sweating Sweethearts 1, 2004
Four Aymara women with pedestals made out of salt on which they present cotton candy. Women in Bolivia usually get nicknames that describe them as “sweet”.
Sweating Sweethearts 2, 2004
Two Aymara women with pedestals made out of salt on which they present cotton candy. Women in Bolivia usually get nicknames that describe them as “sweet”.
Seven Steps to Overlapping Beauty, 2004
A native Bolivian, carrying rubber boats, makes a journey in a pool of water on the salt flats. This inflated shape is a reference to the macho character ‘Hulk’, a popular cartoon in the region.
Masmo! 1
120 x 150 cm (edition 3)
100 x 125 cm (edtition 2)
Masmo! 2
120 x 150 cm (edition 3)
100 x 125 cm (edtition 2)
Domestic Marble
120 x 150 cm (edition 3)
100 x 125 cm (edtition 2)
Sweating Sweethearts 1
120 x 150 cm (edition 3)
100 x 125 cm (edtition 2)
Sweating Sweethearts 2
120 x 150 cm (edition 3)
100 x 125 cm (edtition 2)
Seven Steps of Overlapping Beauty 1
Triptych 3 x 60 x 75 cm (edition 5)
Seven Steps of Overlapping Beauty 2
Triptych 3 x 60 x 75 cm (edition 5)
Seven Steps of Overlapping Beauty 3
Triptych 3 x 60 x 75 cm (edition 5)
Over the last 12 years, I have made many extensive travels to the Altiplano of Bolivia. Accompanied by the Bolivian performance artist Gastón Ugalde and some of his assistants we would cross the Andes with a 4wheel drive in search for good locations to make performances and installations. Fascinated by the beauty of the surreal Andes landscapes, I utilize this as my canvas.
Like the salt desert Salar where an enormous space of whiteness covers over 10,000km² of salt flats. Or the colored lakes in the south of the country, like the red Laguna Colorada, where the earth is colored by minerals. In these remote places the indigenous Aymara people seem to live more in balance with nature. You feel a strong sense of pride for their land, for nature. I found it inspiring that Bolivia is the only country on earth where there is a law that defines Mother Earth as "a collective subject of public interest".
Masmo!1, 2004
Masmo, a native Bolivian, in a pool of water on the salt flats is carrying inflated rubber boats. One of the most popular cartoons in the region is the ‘Hulk’, where in an ordinary man, when angry, gets inflated to a powerful giant.
Masmo!2, 2004
Masmo, a native Bolivian, ion the edge of the salt flats is carrying inflated rubber boats. One of the most popular cartoons in the region is the ‘Hulk’, where in an ordinary man, when angry, gets inflated to a powerful giant.
Domestic Marble, 2004
Linoleum floor pieces and their cleaning tools placed in the delicate salt crests of the Salar salt desert.
Sweating Sweethearts 1, 2004
Four Aymara women with pedestals made out of salt on which they present cotton candy. Women in Bolivia usually get nicknames that describe them as “sweet”.
Sweating Sweethearts 2, 2004
Two Aymara women with pedestals made out of salt on which they present cotton candy. Women in Bolivia usually get nicknames that describe them as “sweet”.
Seven Steps to Overlapping Beauty, 2004
A native Bolivian, carrying rubber boats, makes a journey in a pool of water on the salt flats. This inflated shape is a reference to the macho character ‘Hulk’, a popular cartoon in the region.
Masmo! 1
120 x 150 cm (edition 3)
100 x 125 cm (edtition 2)
Masmo! 2
120 x 150 cm (edition 3)
100 x 125 cm (edtition 2)
Domestic Marble
120 x 150 cm (edition 3)
100 x 125 cm (edtition 2)
Sweating Sweethearts 1
120 x 150 cm (edition 3)
100 x 125 cm (edtition 2)
Sweating Sweethearts 2
120 x 150 cm (edition 3)
100 x 125 cm (edtition 2)
Seven Steps of Overlapping Beauty 1
Triptych 3 x 60 x 75 cm (edition 5)
Seven Steps of Overlapping Beauty 2
Triptych 3 x 60 x 75 cm (edition 5)
Seven Steps of Overlapping Beauty 3
Triptych 3 x 60 x 75 cm (edition 5)
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