The Cock Of The Rock
Personal memory by Sherly Bocongul
2003 • Machu Picchu, Peru
“Six years ago I lived in Machu Pichu and every time I woke up I could see the cock of the rock which is the national bird of Peru. I always saw the male and the female, but nowadays you can’t see as many as before, especially the males. I think that one of the main reasons for this was the helicopter that arrived to Aguas Calientes. Due to the terrible noise, the birds would fly away.”
Maya Lin, Global Residency Program
Creative Time / Rockefeller Foundation
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