Margerita Rvacheva
Margo for short
Heritage: Russian
Living in Atacama Desert in Chile
“So, I know that one part of mine is Kazakhs from
Russia (free people) and another part - gypsy. I’m
looking to go out from the actual system and be free.
I like to be on the road.
About South America, I can say that sometimes I feel
that I’ve been an inca before, crossing all this area,
sleeping in the desert, feeling the ground, animals,
plants.
When I visit some places around San Pedro in
Atacama desert I just have a picture in my mind of
walking through all this space. Sometimes I want to
cry because my soul remembers some things from the
past, remember these places. Difficult to explain but
just emotions from the depth of mine.”
The symbols I have sewn into her face are Incan symbols of the Cosmos and Sky
which I felt visually represented Margerita's connection to nature and the desert.
I am also intrigued by the simplicity and power of symbols that withstand centuries.
