How do various languages and cultures define a landscape?
Haikus are a Japanese poetic form that consists of 3 lines, 5-7-5 syllables on each line. These poems are mostly related to nature and moments of insight within natural spaces.
In continuance with the digital exhibit and research paper, these poems strive to give perspective on how language affects the ways in which we perceive our natural landscape.
No. 1
Salt flats stretch afar,
Endless white horizon gleams,
Salar de Uyuni.
No. 2
Isla Inchawasi,
Cactus fortress blooms with life,
Nature's vibrant grace.
No. 3: Aymara
Salar Uyuwiña,
Jach'a wichi jisk'akapa,
Ñawi jila phaxsi.
No. 4: Quechua
Salar Uyuni,
Qhapaq puñuy muñuyki,
Ñawi k'anchay.
No. 5: English
Salt crust stretches far,
Mirror of sky and earth merge,
Salar de Uyuni.
No. 6: Español
Sal subliminal,
Espejo de cielo y sal,
Salar de Uyuni.
No. 7: Français
Étendue de sel,
Miroir du ciel et de terre,
Salar de Uyuni.
