The starting point of this intervention is Peruvian artist
Fernando de Szyszlo’s own inspiration on Inka culture and his sculpture "Intihuatana", situated in the district of Miraflores in Lima. This piece was inspired by the Inka’s intihuatanas, stone observatories that mark cardinal points, equinoxes and solstices, being the most famous the one located at the top of
Machu Picchu.
Intihuatana in quechua language means “attaching the sun”.
The intervention works with this meaning adding ropes to achieve the purpose of "attaching" the sun. Many people in
Lima don’t know that Szyszlo’s sculpture is called Intihuatana and most people don't know the meaning or purpose of the intihuatanas either. The idea of this intervention is to awake curiosity about our culture and urban surroundings, among
other things like, references with pre-Columbian textiles, to celebrate as inka’s used to the the solstice, being aware of nature cicles, etc.
To intervene the sculpture more than 1 kilometre of rope was used, weighing around 500 kgs. One turn around the sculpture was about 24 meters.
The intervention opened the 21st of December, with electronic music played by the Mariano himself among other guest DJ’s
and fruit juices for the public, celebrating the solstice like the Inka’s and other pagan cultures used to do. Celebration that is not a common ritual in the city of Lima.
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