José Quispe, fron the Huachipaire ethnic group, during a ceremony invoking tutelar deities - Peru

JOSÉ HUAMÁN TURPO | PERU
1959, Paucartambo, Peru. Lives and works in Cuzco, Peru

The Thrush and the worm, 2014, sound installation
Courtesy: the artist

Ethnic Group: Huachipaire
Language: Huachipaire
Speaker: Alberto Manqueripi
Location: Southern Peru tropical forest

The inhabitant of the Andean-Amazonian region, as an active, communicational subject, develops his/her own capacity of dialogue through technical audiovisual media, discovering the presence of the other by means of image and sound. In this way, the inhabitant becomes aware of his/her ability to fix ideas and values in a globalized world where his/her gaze, culture and society are present.