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Peru: Ancestral Future

Present, Past and Future

The Paracas culture was absorbed into Nazca culture. Elongated skulls could be 3,000 years old.

Transhumanists suggest that, in the future, human beings will be capable of improving themselves trough nanotechnology and genetic manipulation. The processing capacity of neurons will help us to transcend the natural capacity of our brain as we know it today. Past, present and future. Elongated skulls are a symbolic icon that reminds us that we always have to adapt, that change is constant. We cannot avoid thinking about the past when we think about the future.

Space Generation

Ages ago, life was represented trough the interaction of our habitats, wild and dry territory and the dramatic absence of rainfall. Mythological and divine characters come from a particular cosmological view; they are present in every interaction and are immersed in all the daily activities of different civilizations.

All of nature, mental and symbolic, found in the giant two-dimensional images made in the Nazca, Ocucaje, Palpa and Paracas deserts, represent a virtual alternative to making such interaction possible through performances, seasonal events, dances and intangible rituals.

The mental space contained in geometrical drawings, zoomorphic representations, and indescribable anthropomorphic drawings that are 100 meters tall and have survived thousands of years made it possible to live in this region. The local cultures adapted to the environment, evolving for centuries, dealing with desire, anguish and devotion when food and water were scarce, as there were few farming areas and people lived in a violent social environment.

The two architecture projects, digital artworks and all photographs are the property of Laurin Leon. Mechatronic Engineer: Saúl Trujillo Translations: Karina Estremadoyro Assistants in Architecture: María Alejandra Cañas, María José Gaitan, Carlos Rivera, Nathalie Rodriguez, Claudia Cánepa