- Camila Rodríguez Triana
- Secretos de Los Andes (Secrets of the Andes)s / orange, 2023, 2023
- embroidered patterns with metallic thread, cotton thread and plant-based paint on canvas.
- 98 x 50 cm (38.58 x 19.69 in)
Secretos de Los Andes (Secrets of the Andes, 2023) began at Triana’s studio in Paris with metallic thread and finished in Bogotá with colored cotton threads. Triana gives space to the spirit that "inhabits the mystery of that which we cannot name with words and the complementary relationship of opposite." The patterns freely evolve like the roots of a tree, as her connections with the spiritual world deepen over time. In Mhuysqa culture, time is not linear but spirals like a vortex, an idea reflected in her process. Combining organic elements such as cotton and vegetable paint with rolls of history books, the artist unites human and nature, sacred and profane, without hierarchy.
Practicing art serves as the artist’s compass, guiding her through the complexities of her personal history and soothing the insecurity of growing up between identities. Her work holds the tension between violence and healing, loneliness and the urge to express. It becomes an exploration of memory, movement, and emotion—a space where getting lost is a necessary step toward deeper self-discovery.