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Inspired by Chocó’s harvest boats. A sacred crossing of the unconscious mind
Art
Iron and raffia
7.87" x 98.43" x 25.20"
Created in 2025 by artist Mercedes Salazar, La Cosecha (canoe with banana and chontaduro) is a large-scale sculptural piece. Meticulously crafted from iron and raffia, the artwork features an intricately woven canoe holding sculpted bananas and chontaduro. This striking piece highlights the artist’s dedication to manual craft and the physical manifestation of her creative vision.
La Cosecha is inspired by the boats that bring in the harvest around Colombia’s Choco region on the Pacific coast. More generally, they are a representation of the journey through water from one bank to another that, in turn, reminds us of the journeys of self through the unconscious and the depths of the soul.
An artist who explores the liminal space between matter and spirit. Rooted in a deep respect for ancestral wisdom, my artistic practice honors the power of craftsmanship as a collective ritual. Her mission is to make the intangible tangible through portals that inspire the remembrance of humanity’s luminous essence. Each piece is an offering, a seed of memory. Through art, she seeks to strengthen the thread that connects us to the earth, to one another, and to the mystery. Mercedes is a designer, jeweler, and creator who has dedicated her life to the manual craft. She graduated from the Crafts School of the INBA as a Jewelry and Goldsmith Artisan, with additional studies in Cabinetmaking, Metal Sculpture and Enamel on Metal. Upon returning to Colombia, founded Mercedes Salazar, a design house that blends Colombian craftsmanship with contemporary design. Currently works with more than 60 employees and 200 artisans from the Wayuu, Camsá, Usiacurí and Sandoná communities. For 25 years,Mercedes has developed close relationships with these different artisan groups, in a beautiful exchange of design and technique. Thanks to this long-term collaboration, the communities have been able to adapt their techniques to her different design needs, thus expanding their labor and creative capacity—two essential elements for ensuring that these techniques endure over time.
