Our guest: Fernando Bryce: History in the present tense

“Mimetic analysis” is how Peruvian artist Fernando Bryce describes his work process. It involves using ink on paper, and meticulously copying by hand, texts and images taken from magazines, political pamphlets, posters and old newspapers. Using this technique, he has captured moments from recent history, like the Cuban revolution, the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War, in his work. In 2015, our magazine was the source of inspiration for a series of drawings called The Book of Needs, to which a supplement of this issue of the Courier is dedicated. Let’s find out what it’s all about.