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por Claudio Bergamin
"Huinca" es la palabra Mapuche para denominar a los no-nativos o extranjeros. Tambien es el nombre de una banda chilena que fusiona en manera bastante exitosa el metal con las muchas variedades de folklore indigena. Ellos acaban de lanzar su nuevo álbum al mercado; "Sic Semper Tyrannis" título y portada por Claudio Bergamin.
"Los chicos de Huinca; me contactaron, diciendo que querían una portada que lidiara con un tópico de importancia vigente: la eterna lucha de las culturas locales contra el imperialismo; en cualquiera de las formas que este se manifieste... ya sea imperialismo militar, imperialismo religioso o imperialismo económico... siendo este último el padre de los dos primeros. Evidentemente, este problema no es nuevo; la cultura sudamericana tuvo su génesis en la conquista y es este ejemplo en particular el que Huinca, dada la temática de sus letras, querían explorar en la portada. Es así que a través del prisma del heroísmo onírico, desarrollamos un concepto que trata de mezclar la eterna lucha de los pueblos aborígenes contra un adversario imposible, representado por una colosal criatura Lovecraftiana que en su lomo lleva cual ciudadela maldita, los tres poderes de dominación mundial: guerra, religión y economía (representados correspondientemente por misiles nucleares, catedrales, refinerías petroleras y el característico frontis de Wall Street). Nuestros héroes, representan tres culturas aborígenes del cono sur: Mapuche, Inca y Rapa-Nui (aunque esta última no sea continental técnicamente). Los tres juntos contra un poderosisimo enemigo, que cada día que pasa, nos muestra con menos vergüenza su verdadera forma; horrible y perversa"
"Colonization and cultural contamination are two subjects (or maybe just one) that I always been interested in. Nothing good could result when a developed society invades (either in a friendly or unfriendly manner) a more primitive culture.
There is plenty of examples for this in our history but this image explores specifically the colonization of South America. It was commissioned by chilean band Huinca (term for the non-aborigine in Mapuche language) as cover art. The concept is a mix of a little bit of mythology with modern politics... it blends the ancient battle of the common man against an impossible adversary (like David and Goliath), which in this case is represented by a massive Lovecraftian creature; in its back, it carries what I call the "unholy trinity" of powers... war (missiles), religion (a cathedral) and economics (oil plants).
Our heroes, are representatives of the three main aboriginal cultures of the lower part of South America: Mapuche, Rapa-nui and Inca (although Incas are mainly from Peru).
All three against an all-powerful and evil adversary... will they succeed???."
"Colonization and cultural contamination are two subjects (or maybe just one) that I always been interested in. Nothing good could result when a developed society invades (either in a friendly or unfriendly manner) a more primitive culture.
There is plenty of examples for this in our history but this image explores specifically the colonization of South America. It was commissioned by chilean band Huinca (term for the non-aborigine in Mapuche language) as cover art. The concept is a mix of a little bit of mythology with modern politics... it blends the ancient battle of the common man against an impossible adversary (like David and Goliath), which in this case is represented by a massive Lovecraftian creature; in its back, it carries what I call the "unholy trinity" of powers... war (missiles), religion (a cathedral) and economics (oil plants).
Our heroes, are representatives of the three main aboriginal cultures of the lower part of South America: Mapuche, Rapa-nui and Inca (although Incas are mainly from Peru).
All three against an all-powerful and evil adversary... will they succeed???."
La portada es una pintura digital a mano alzada hecha en Photoshop CS5 con una tablet Wacom Intuos3.
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