Campatehuala

As a result of a deep personal crisis and with a pressing need to regain his bearings in life, Wilfried Vandenhove seeks shelter in the Wixárika ceremonial where the encounter with Hikuri contributes to the spiritual vision, connecting with the creative force of Mother Earth, this is what Campatehuala is all about.

The journey towards the unique vision of contact with traditional mysticism and the internal struggle are reflected in the polaroids of washed colors and blurred images that translate the moment of the journey induced by the effect of the hikuri and the connection with the origin, taking up the narrative about the territory and the space that transitions from profane to sacred.

A lo que Entregó Su Vida

Year: 2020
Print: Silkscreen and Acrylic on Canvas
Image Size: 90 x 90 cm – 35 7/16 x 35 7/16 inch

La Sierra

Year: 2020
Print: Archival Pigment Print on Paper
Image Size: 90 x 90 cm – 35 7/16 x 35 7/16 inch
Editorial: Edition of 3

Sueños

Year: 2020
Print: Archival Pigment Print on Paper
Image Size: 110 x 110 cm – 43 5/16 x 43 5/16 inch
Editorial: Edition of 3

Tres de la Mañana

Year: 2020
Print: Archival Pigment Print on Paper
Image Size: 70 x 70 cm – 27 9/16 x 27 9/16 inch
Editorial: Edition of 3

Casa de los Lobos

Year: 2020
Print: Silkscreen and Acrylic on Canvas
Image Size:90 x 90 cm – 35 7/16 x 35 7/16 inch

Plumas

Year: 2020
Print: Silkscreen and Acrylic on Canvas
Image Size: 110 x 110 cm – 43 5/16 x 43 5/16 inch

Hikuri Neixa

Year: 2020
Print: Silkscreen and Acrylic on Canvas
Image Size: 170 x 70 cm – 27 9/16 x 27 9/16 inch
Editorial: Edition of 3

Alien

Year: 2020
Print: Silkscreen and Acrylic on Canvas
Image Size: 70 x 70 cm – 27 9/16 x 27 9/16 inch
Editorial: Ed. of 3

Lobos

Year: 2020
Print: Archival Pigment Print on Paper
Image Size: 70 x 70 cm – 27 9/16 x 27 9/16 inch
Editorial: Edition of 3

Flor de Lote

Year: 2020
Print: Silkscreen and Acrylic on Canvas
Image Size: 110 x 110 cm – 43 5/16 x 43 5/16 inch
Editorial: Edition of 3

Salida

Year: 2020
Print: Archival Pigment Print on Paper
Image Size: 70 x 70 cm – 27 9/16 x 27 9/16 inch
Editorial: Edition of 3

Santos Bautista Parra

Year: 2020
Print: Archival Pigment Print on Paper
Size Each: 70 x 50 cm – 27 9/16 x 19 11/16 inch
Editorial: Ed. of 3 (+1 AP)

Wixárika or “Huichol”

Willfried Vandenhove

We are native people Wixaritari who still preserve our Wixarika culture found in the spine of the western mother earth or Sierra Wixarika, in the mexican states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Durango and between Zacatecas. The Wixaritari (plural form of Wixarika word) are sometimes mistakenly called «Huicholes».

“Huichol” means «the one who flees» and we do not flee, the term Wixarika means «person with a deep heart who loves knowledge» this is the true name of Wixarika people, we know that sun, earth, wind, clouds, water and cornfield, are related to seeds, work, food, joy and community ties.