Ekeko I 2007

The ekeko is an Aymaran god originally from the Andean region but its worship spread throughout South America. It is depicted as a very robust middle-aged man who carries everything he needs to live a happy life. Each country has a different interpretation of the ekeko. In rural areas the ekeko only carries food and money (paradoxically dollars) while in areas close to cities he carries houses and even cars.

The idea of using the ekeko figure as a leitmotif for the exhibition Go to hell, money relates mainly to the role that desire plays in the act of acquiring and possessing an ekeko. 

The performance took place in conjunction with artist Carla Degenhardt, and consisted of finding all objects of desire that would help us fulfil our professional and private lives and carry them as a living ekeko would. Thus, in the pictures you can see train tickets, money, music discs, a picture of the loved one, a baby, fruit and, in a central location, a poster with the word FREE.

In short, an “autobiography” of desire.