During my stay with La Wayaka Current residency, I set out to ask the land of Atacama Desert, what I could give in return as a visitor and how I might become part of its cycles while walking the landscapes. In the small desert town of Coyo, I encountered a solitary Tamarugo tree. Standing alone in the vast openness, it drew me in looking so deeply rooted, yet exposed in a landscape marked by scarcity and extraction.

While I usually work with photography and film, I chose to use my body as the primary medium for this experience. I see the body as a carrier of ancient knowledge — something that, when given space, can open us to the intelligence of the landscape itself.

For 28 days, I returned to the tree each morning at first light. I spent time there in stillness and in movement, allowing the body to attune to its surroundings and letting whatever needed to unfold, unfold. After each session, I made one-minute drawings as quick traces of a bodily response in relation to the place. My aim was to track how I might enter into relation with the tree. 

In my video work, I often explore the boundary between observing and interacting. This piece moves within that space – asking how the body might not only witness a landscape, but become part of it through attention, repetition, and ritual. The result was a group exhibition at Layareta San Pedro de Atacama where I showcased my experience through film, drawings and poetry.