In 2008, Colombian artist Kevin Simón Mancera began a project of pilgrimage through countries of Latin America. His aim: to find happiness. To this end, he chose to approach the problem from a formal standpoint, as a question of territory, using digital maps to locate 13 places whose names refer to this term.
In his pilgrimage, Mancera passed through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba. Instead of the notes or digital photos commonly taken by tourists, the artist created, for each country, an artist’s book with drawings of his experience of displacement.
During the exhibition, the compilation of these books will be released in a single publication entitled La Felicidad, by Edições Tijuana. The show also features original artist’s books, drawings, and photographs.
In 2008, Colombian artist Kevin Simón Mancera began a project of pilgrimage through countries of Latin America. His aim: to find happiness. To this end, he chose to approach the problem from a formal standpoint, as a question of territory, using digital maps to locate 13 places whose names refer to this term.
In his pilgrimage, Mancera passed through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba. Instead of the notes or digital photos commonly taken by tourists, the artist created, for each country, an artist’s book with drawings of his experience of displacement.
During the exhibition, the compilation of these books will be released in a single publication entitled La Felicidad, by Edições Tijuana. The show also features original artist’s books, drawings, and photographs.
