Have we heard of Felipe Lettersten? asks the kind lady who guided us through the museum of the Church of Immaculate Conception in Manaus
We follow her to the Palace of Justice
Felipe Lettersten appears to be a sculptor of Scandinavian descent but raised in South America . A text explains that he’s learned his skills in various places in the world – hyper-realism in the Netherlands
His work is nothing short of amazing. The exposition covers several rooms and everywhere we’re met by the dreamy, other-worldly stares of real people that were alive just a minute ago, their movements arrested in their frozen times. It’s probably as close as an uninitiated observer can ever get to these people without turning them into tourist attractions. Draga and I stroll like invisible angels through an ancient village, feeling like we’re truly treading holy ground.
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| Sculpture by Felipe Lettersten |
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| Sculpture by Felipe Lettersten |
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| Sculpture by Felipe Lettersten |
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| Sculpture by Felipe Lettersten |
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| Sculpture by Felipe Lettersten |
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| Sculpture by Felipe Lettersten |
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| Sculpture by Felipe Lettersten - close up |
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| Sculpture by Felipe Lettersten |
These are very evocative sculptures, particularly like the 3rd one :)
ReplyDeleteFelipe passed away a number of years ago, unfortunately. But he was a trip while he was around. He was Peruvian, of Swedish descent. He had a big boat and (when it worked) tooted up and down the Amazon and its tributaries putting those folks in his sculptures in plaster of paris casts. He was crazy, but brilliant.
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