Herbario de una Shamana

Plants are the most sophisticated beings (after mushrooms) that ever lived on Earth. They have been man's companion since the beginning of times. Each one of them has a special magic power of its own that is said played an important role in brain's cognitive development. My goal in life is, through art, to get to understand the behavior and social structure of plants and their interaction with humans. The images were created using a vintage photographic technique called _contact printing_ which is done by placing plants directly on sensitive silver gelatin paper and exposing it for several days under the Sun. Afterwards, images were painted by hand with watercolors and graphite pencils, sc...View all