The young photographer David Díaz Gonzáles (Nuevo Saposoa Native Community, Ucayali, 1992) offers in this exhibition a careful immersion in the daily life of the Shipiba community from which he comes. An expert in digital graphic design, he acquired his first camera eight years ago and now lives in Lima, where he studies photography and is particularly interested in the work of pioneering artists such as Martín Chambi and others, whose imprint he seeks to assimilate in the recording of his Amazonian roots. He is also a photojournalist and won a grant from the Amazon Rainforest Journalism Foundation of the Pulitzer Center in 2021. This exhibition is organised by the Inca Garcilaso Cultural Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

David Díaz belongs to the Amazonian indigenous Shipibo-Konibo people. He won the First Prize in Maravillarte 2022 in the Photography category, organized by the Association for the Promotion and Support of Peruvian Art (AFAP), judged by Jorge Villacorta and Pedro Pablo Alayza. He is a professional technician in digital graphic design and currently resides in Lima, where he studies photography and digital imaging. As an independent photojournalist, he has collaborated with media outlets such as La Mula and the Regional Network of Ojo Público. His photographic research on deforestation caused by Mennonite settlements in the Masisea communities of Ucayali earned him a grant from the Amazon Rainforest Journalism Foundation of the Pulitzer Center in 2021. His photographs were published in the book 'Kené Coloring Book' (currently in digital version) by Alianza Arkana with the support of Amazon Watch in 2020.

Individual Exhibitions:

• - CC Baris Manço, Istanbul (2024)
  
• - Cervantes Gallery, Tangier (2024)
  
• - Kornhausforum Gallery, Bern (2023)
  
• - ECCO Hall, Cádiz, as part of the IX International Congress of the Spanish Language (2023)
  
• - Art Gallery of the Embassy of Peru in Washington (2023)
  
• - Belém, Brazil, as part of the Amazon Presidential Summit (2023)
  
• - Casa de la Cultura, Buenos Aires (2023)
  
• - Xapiri-Ground Gallery, Cusco (2022)
  
• - Inca Garcilaso Cultural Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru, Lima (2022), among others.

The Shipibo-Konibo people have a dynamic culture undergoing a moment of transition, and many things will not remain the same in the coming years. That is why I feel it is now my responsibility to document these changes and express them through photography. It is my tool to preserve the memory of my people.

- D. Díaz