MONTAÑERA, 2025

ArteSumapaz, San Bernardo, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Installation with Yarumo leaves, fabric, pastels, thread, plastic & yute sacks, printed photographs and rocks.

“Montañera” is a Colombian term often used pejoratively to describe someone uneducated or shy, associated with rural life. However, it literally means someone who lives or is from the mountain. I want to resignify this term, exploring how we perceive both the mountain and those connected to it. With an interest in how we use language and create meaning, the installation views the mountain as a landscape, a living presence, and a place of cultural, social, and spiritual significance, reflecting on the many ways it inhabits our imagination and daily life.