Tilcara depicts a young gaucha from northern Argentina, captured during a village parade as she commanded a horse with striking determination. Despite her youth, her will seemed to drive the animal forward, its body charting almost diagonally while her gaze held steady and direct.
The work embodies dualities: innocence and authority, motion and control, child and tradition. Rooted in the north—a region where Argentina’s rebellion first ignited, carried by horsemen. In Bronze, the sculpture resonates beyond the moment, evoking both cultural continuity and the enduring spirit of defiance.