Botanical Observation, Forest-Shaded Coffee Plantation, from the "Atlas of the Andes" project
Maker
Echavarría, Camilo
Colombian, b. 1970
Date2017
MediumInkjet print
Dimensionsframe: 48 in x 84 in
Credit LineGift of the Artist
Object number2018:93
About the ArtistCamilo Echavarría is interested in idealized representations of nature despite real adaptions to the land for human purposes. These pictures, depicting a region in Colombia where coffee beans are grown and processed, were exhibited at the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial alongside 19th century photos of coffee wet mills. The historic and contemporary images were interspersed with tropical patterned velvet drapery hung from the ceiling, causing reflection on the long-term effects of growing coffee crops on the luscious Andean Mountain landscape. Echavarría’s work is held in the collection of the Museo de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, among other collections.
Echavarría, Camilo
2016
