Rogelio Quispe
a salt flat settlement near Uyuni, Bolivia
Rogelio transitioned from rural life to captaining a barge that navigates the vast salt flats outside Uyuni. He never learned to read, yet his auditory memory is razor-sharp, recalling every whispered deal and minute instruction. His world revolves around the rhythms of salt shipments and the uneasy quiet between storms, while odd sounds in the night spark his imagination and anxieties.
About
Obsession
The sound of a flag snapping alone in the wind.
Voice
Wind-chapped hands over rough wood.
Artistic Medium
Salt encrusted found objects
Technique
Winding and twisting
Influences
Calling directions across the flats, barge machinery rhythms, solitude under vast skies
Materials
Disgarded cargo ropes, sun-bleached driftwood, salt crystals
Scale
Shoebox-sized works
Selected 1 time · Last: August 31, 2026
Commissioned Works
"Fractured Rhythms in Disarray"
August 31, 2026 · anxious
"Whispers of Innovation"
August 30, 2026 · anxious