Abel Rodríguez

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Abel Rodríguez (* around 1944 in the Cahuinarí region , Amazon basin ) is a Colombian draftsman .

life and work

Abel Rodríguez (indigenous name: Mogaje Guihu) is an elder of the indigenous community (the Nonuya) from the Río Cahuinari in the Colombian Amazon . Because of his extensive knowledge of the native plants of the region, he guided the botanists from Tropenbos International (who work to study and protect the tropical rainforest) through the jungle. In the 1970s, Rodriguez settled on the outskirts of Bogotá after being driven out of the rainforest by the FARC-EP guerrilla occupation and natural resource exploitation .

Drawn from memory and based on knowledge passed down orally, Rodriguez depicts the rainforest as the seasons change. The drawings are entitled: Ciclo anual del bosque de la vega / seasonal change in the alluvial forest (2009/10). Árbol de la vida y de la abundancia / Tree of Life and Abundance tells of the creation of the jungle. In his detailed pictures he conveys his knowledge of the flora and fauna of the region in which the Nonuya lived. Abel Rodriguez drawings were shown at Documenta 14 in 2017 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b documenta 14, daybook Abel Rodríguez , accessed on July 13, 2019
  2. ↑ Groundwork art Abel Rodríguez , accessed on July 13, 2019. (English)
personal data
SURNAME Rodríguez, Abel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mogaje Guihu (indigenous name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Colombian draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH around 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Cahuinarí region , Amazon basin