#5 El Alto, Bolivia

From Nick Ballón's Ekeko series.

- Edition of 100
- Overall size 21 x 27.4 inches (53.34 x 69.596 cm).
- Archival pigment print on Awagami Inbe 125gsm White Hemp + Kozo Japanese paper.
- Includes a 1 inch (2.54cm) equal border.
- Comes with a signed certificate of authenticity.
- Delivered with a protective layer of tissue paper and posted in a durable postage tube.

About this print:

A Bolivian Air Force flight simulator in the city of El Alto, which is home to Bolivia's national airport and Air Force.

The second-largest city in Bolivia, El Alto is slowly creating its own identity. Its fast growth can be seen as the product of mass migration from rural and mining regions following the crisis that arose after Bolivia's neoliberal reforms in the 80's and 90's. The city's inhabitants are largely made up of indigenous Aymara people. With these populations undergoing a rapid urbanisation process, it is not surprising to find that their buildings convey their history and culture, as well as their quest to establish a hybrid identity, which is true to their roots yet adapted to their modernised setting.