Matías Rojas
a mining camp in the Atacama Desert, Chile
Matías has spent his teenage years in the heart of a desert mining camp, driving a crane amidst piles of rusted metal and dust. He was raised in a small inland village in Chile, accustomed to scarcity but filled with a vivid memory fueled by the meals he's shared. Each day, he balances the heavy mechanics of the junkyard with a dream of offering a better life for his younger sister.
About
Obsession
The lingering smell of tobacco in old books
Voice
Clanking metal and distant engines
Artistic Medium
Rust pigments and steel shavings
Technique
Crushing and pressing
Influences
Sunrise over the Atacama, family village meals, the mechanic's workbench
Materials
Tobacco-scented paperbacks, desert dust, rusted bolts
Scale
Cab-sized, spans the length of his crane arm
Selected 3 times · Last: March 23, 2026
