COSQO

The Q'ero are an indigenous people of the Peruvian Andes, considered one of the last communities to continuously preserve the Inca worldview. They live high in the mountains, in isolated territories where daily life is governed by the rhythm of the earth and a spiritual relationship with nature. For the Q'ero, the mountains are not just a landscape but a living presence: the Apu. This project stems from an encounter with a culture that does not define itself through the past, but through a tradition practised in the present. The images observe gestures, glances and bodies immersed in the space they inhabit, without seeking the exotic or the exceptional. Photography becomes an act of listening, restoring the continuity between human beings and the earth, between the passing of time and what remains. From Chinceros lands to the very high Queros peaks each village have different hats and traditional clothes.