Aspect No. 10 - El Iluminado.
While a majority of the pieces I have researched & referenced in the building of this project is pulled from the Muisca, another Pre-Hispanic culture from Colombia that has played a role in this project’s development is the Tairona, & their living descendants, the Kogi.
An indigenous group that resides in the Sierra Nevada, they base their lifestyles on a belief in "Aluna" or "The Great Mother," their creator figure, who they believe is the force behind nature. The Kogi understand the Earth to be a living being, & see humanity as its "children." They say that our actions of exploitation, devastation, & plundering for resources is weakening "The Great Mother" and leading to our destruction.
El Iluminado is manifested by the following future relics -
La Tunica de Oro - A gold boarder staple embellished tank top that unfolds to become a fully gold stapled tunic.
Los Pantalones de Oro - gold staple blocked linen drop crotch trousers.
Cartera de Oro - an elongated gold staple embellished clutch with a viscose carrying sash.
See below for a look into the process.
Another Aspect from Los Divinos. (the divine)
In the world of Perdida, Los Divinos are brought forth when Los Plateados y Los Cobreados come together in practice and worship. They are Tumbagas closest to the celestials, the bridge between the physical and the spiritual.
(In reference to the tumbaga alloy being copper and silver mixed with gold to create objects of worship.)
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This Aspect is a reimagined take on the Kogi’s dress, seen through the brutalist lens of A Él Mismo. It explores & references their cosmology, and their enlightened understanding & relationship to the Earth & Nature. Through the outfit’s transformation, you see the Aspect starting out as a human, and becoming an extension of the divine, reaching enlightenment, the 3rd Aspect of Los Divinos.
