Works · Back to the Primal Culture · 1993-1998 ·
Boto
Pigments & acrylic resin on canvas · 60x40cm/1995
Karu belonged to the Shipibo-Conibo people, who have lived in harmony with the Amazon deep within the Peruvian rainforest for centuries. From his grandfather, he had learned that the river is not just a body of water, but a living being full of spirits—and that the Bufeo Colorado, the pink dolphin, is the most powerful shaman of the underwater realm.