Yanantin

In the Peruvian Andes, life is shaped by opposing yet complementary forces, a principle known in the Andean worldview as “yanantin”, or complementary duality. Reflected in the region's dry and wet seasons, this principle has shaped agricultural, medicinal, and food-preservation practices since pre-colonial times. Plants—categorized by gender, temperature, and realm—combine, and in that encounter, they release power: a concept known in the Andean worldview as “tinkuy”.

Through a cameraless processes, this series explores the relationship between plants and people in the Moray ecosystem. For this work, plants are placed directly onto photographic paper, transforming these encounters into images. Created through collaborations with farming communities and archaeologists, the work traces yanantin through traditional food-storage techniques, medicinal recipes, and the soils of the Moray archaeological site.