Ukuxoxisana no-Enrique Canales Santos, umdwebi waseMexico owazalelwa eMonterrey, eNuevo León ngo-Okthoba 27, 1936 futhi washona ngoJuni 19, 2007.
Usukhumbula nini ubudlelwano bakho nosathane nokudweba?
Ngazalelwa komunye wemizi yohlobo lwe-ocher straw enkabeni yeMonterrey, manje eyiMacroplaza entsha. Ngabona ukuthi usathane uyashisa, nguyena owangikhuthaza ukuthi ngidle izingxenyana zezindonga ze-ashlar, okwathi lapho zimanzi zinambitheka njengomhlaba omusha omnandi. Ngangihlala ngicabanga ukuthi eduze kwethu silethe ingelosi egadayo iphikisana nedimoni elilingayo. UDeveli wamenza waklwebha izindonga ngekhrayoni ngaphandle kwemvumelwano noma isizathu, kwaze kwaba yilapho inkosi enkulu “uCejas”, ubaba wami, indoda yebhere ensundu, emboza ama-ashlars ngemibala enemibala yama-arabic.
Imidwebo yakho ilayishwe kakhulu ngezinto zokwakha, kungani kunjalo?
Ngangihlala njalo duzane nenhlabathi futhi ngangihlaba umxhwele yizinhlobonhlobo eziningi zemibala nokwakheka: ukukha ama-walnuts eBustamante emhlabeni onephunga elimnyama onephunga, nama-anacuhuitas e-Agualeguas kuma-alimondi e-ocher; ukuwela umfula iSanta Catarina ngamatshe ebhola aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka angenamkhawulo; ngifuna izikwele ze-quartz njengoshizi e-Bishopric. Ubhekele ubucwebe imibala ewele eMitras, wafaka izinhlamvu zemali ezinhlanu ezincwadini eziyizinkulungwane zemigwaqo eseceleni. Konke kwakuzwakala ngezandla namehlo.
Kepha okuvela ezingomeni zakho kuqhamukaphi?
Isilwane ngasinye silethe ukwakheka kwaso nemibala yaso: ama-ladybugs kuma-geraniums, izibankwa eLa Huasteca, ama-caramels ngemuva kwendlu, isitokofela esinomzimba ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka esishayayo nemilenze yaso ephuzi, isibungu sokushisa negolide laso elimnyama nelicwebezelayo. Esilwaneni ngasinye esincane ngangicabanga isimo sezingelosi zaso kanye nesimo samademoni aso. Amaphiko ezimpukane abonakala kimi amaphiko ezingelosi noma amadimoni amancane. Vele umbala wegazi elisha eligijima phezu kwegazi elimnyama elimnyama ngumbukiso wemibala engokwemvelo.
Ngabe othile emndenini wakho wayengumdwebi noma umculi?
Hhayi ukuthi ngiyazi. Kwakungafanele ngilandele ezinyathelweni zomuntu. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngizwe isilingo sokuqala senkululeko yomuntu ngamunye ngineminyaka eyishumi nambili, lapho ubaba engitshela ukuthi amaCanal awazange aqhamuke ndawo. Asiwona amaNdiya aphelele noma abaseSpain, empeleni emndenini wami abanye bethu bangabelungu kanti abanye bamnyama. Ubaba wangitshela ukuthi imisele yayiqhume ogwadule lwase-Agualeguas nokuthi sasingenakuzibophezela kunoma yini noma kunoma ngubani. Kufanele sizenzele okwethu. Ubaba ungifundisile, noma ufunda ukukusebenzisa noma bazokusebenzisa. Kwakungekho enye indlela, noma sasilalela ingelosi yethu noma silalela idimoni lethu.
Uqale nini ukudweba noma ukupenda?
Lapho ngineminyaka eyishumi nantathu, ngathatha amakilasi ami okuqala okudweba endlini yangasese futhi ngenza ikhanda elihle lamahhashi akopishwe kabili kumdwebi othile waseYurophu. Wonke umuntu wayithanda. Ngangesaba lapho obabekazi bami abaningana bethanda ihhashi elishiwo; Bengingafuni ukujabulisa amantombazane. Bekufanele ngizungeze yonke imidwebo "emihle" iminyaka engamashumi amabili futhi ngifune inkululeko yami.
Nezifundo zakho zobunjiniyela nezifundo zobudokotela?
Ngangijabulela ubunjiniyela bemishini njengokwakhayo, ubuhlakani, ngqo, nosizo. Izithombe ezihamba phambili zeqiniso. Ngokushesha abaphathi bezinkampani bangicasulile, kudingeka ubuqili obuningi kuwe; Ukuhlakanipha akubuzwa kuwe, futhi lapho ufuna ukuphakamisa ubuhlakani bayathukuthela bakushiye eBabia. Ubuqili obukhulu bukuguqula ube yisilwane: i-coyote, igundane, iqhude, ukhozi, ikati, ikakhulukazi ikati. I-Ph.D. Yami emisha e-University of Houston isuse isifiso sami sokufuna ugqozi; Futhi kwasusa ukwesaba kwami amademoni amanga futhi ngayeka ukuthandaza ezingelosini zamanga. Benginentshisekelo yokuqonda isayensi nobuchwepheshe, njengoba kuqukethe ubuthi kanye nengcebo. Manje, kuboniswe kahle, ngaphandle kokwesaba, ngihlakulela kuphela amademoni nezingelosi okungezami ngempela, kusukela esitebeleni sami, esontweni lami elikhulu, ezweni lami.
Uke wahlala ngaphandle kwezwe?
Cishe iminyaka emibili eBrazil; ingelosi yami nedimoni lami bavuka ephusheni elide laseMexico eBrazil. Uhambo oluya eYurophu nase-United States lukwenza ube yiMexico ngokwengeziwe ngenxa yokuphikisana okunamandla, bakuphoqa ukuthi uzikhiphele kuwe, kepha iBrazil iguqula lokho okuyiMexico kuwe, ngoba iyakuqinisekisa ezindinganisweni zakho zobuntu futhi isusa nenkolelo kanye ne-matachin esinayo abaseMexico. EBrazil, ngisho no-Alfonso Reyes wathathwa kuma-Aztec ayewadoba eMexico City. E-Rio uyi-knight esekelwe kuma-flavour nephunga. Izingelosi namademoni aseBrazil ezazizulazula ngezinye izikhathi, zilethe imibala yezikole ze-samba, futhi ziphakamise amanye amawindi empilweni.
Ngabe uzizwa uthuthuka ekudwebeni?
Esikhundleni sokuqhubekela phambili, ngicabanga ukuthi uzifingqa ngokwengeziwe ngokujulile. Ngenkathi ngiba nesibindi sokubhala idayari yohambo lwami lwezithombe, ngezwa ukuthi amagama asiza ukucacisa okuqukethwe okungafinyeleleki kalula kumdwebo wami. Yonke imidwebo emihle yangaphandle ingumphumela wokulwa okuhle kwangaphakathi. Yonke indawo inombala, ukuthungwa nokuma. Yonke indawo yangaphandle yembula amandla wokuhle nokubi ahamba ngaphakathi kuyo. Usathane uyashelela, uyakuphunyuka lapho ehlasela; kwesinye isikhathi udeveli uyisiphithiphithi, kwesinye isikhathi ukuhleleka okuncane, kwesinye isikhathi ukuqonda okubi. Ekudwebeni, ingelosi imele isibindi, ukuqamba, isibindi sokubamba umoya wethu odabeni. Ekudwebeni awuthuthuki, uyamboza.
Uyini umhlahlandlela womdwebo wakho?
Isiqondisi ngumuzwa wangaphakathi wokuzibona ubonakala engxenyeni yento yangaphandle. Angikwazi ukubona izithombe eziphelele, njengoba nje ngingenakubona abantu abaphelele. Yizakhi ezivusa amandla amaningi adonsa ukunakwa kwami. Ngakho-ke, ngokuzumayo ngithola izingcezu zemidwebo yami noma eminye equkethe imithambo yeqiniso lami.
Ingabe ukudweba kunengqondo?
Upenda ngayo yonke into; ngesizathu sakho, ngemizwa yakho nangomzimba wakho. Ukuqala ukudweba akukhona ukuphikisana noma ukuzithethelela; kunalokho, ukuqala ukupenda kuyisiko. Ngalokhu udinga ukuthula okuthile kwangaphakathi, ukuvumelana okuthile okuyisisekelo; Udinga isikhala, ukuthula noma imisindo elawulwayo, izinto zokwakha, isikhathi nesimo semizwa.
Ingabe umdwebo wakho unethemba? Ingabe unethemba
Angikaze ngipende nge-vibe embi; Ngihlakulela ngokucophelela ithemba lami elibucayi futhi uma ngingalulethi, uma ngingenelisi ukwaneliseka ngokwami kanye nempilo, kungcono ngingapendi leyo ntambama, ngihambe izintaba noma ngihlanze nje amabhulashi, ngilungise amaphepha, kuze kudlule imizwa emibi. Ngifuna nje ukuveza intshiseko yami, unkulunkulu ongaphakathi siletha sonke ngaphakathi, umnikazi wezingelosi zami namademoni ami. Ukucula kunzima kunokukhala, okungenani kimina, ngikubona kubaluleke kakhulu ngoba kufanele sikhuthazane.
Uyapenda ukuze uphile noma uphilela ukupenda?
Impilo, yize ingahlali isikhathi eside, inkulu, igcwele izimfihlakalo; kunengqondo ukuthi kukhulu kunobuciko futhi ubuciko bukhulu kunanoma yiliphi izwe.
Bathi umdwebo wakho ungowaseMexico kakhulu, ngabe kuliqiniso?
NgingowaseMexico ngenkaba futhi ngijabule kakhulu futhi angidingi ukwenza umzamo wokuba munye - kungabantu abaningi baseMexico uma wenza okubangela wena, lapho wenza lokho oyikho futhi uziphonsa ngokuzethemba okugcwele ukuzihumushela emisebenzini yakho yasekhaya.
Buyini ubudlelwano bakho nemipheme neminyuziyamu?
Kusukela ngo-1981, i-Arte Actual Mexicano de Monterrey yangisekela, ngaleso sikhathi iMuseum of Monterrey, Gallery of Mexican Art, Tamayo Museum, Fine Arts, Chapultepec Museum, José Luis Cuevas Museum; Igalari yeQuetzalli e-Oaxaca, eMarco de Monterrey futhi ekugcineni i-Amparo Museum ePuebla, esethole iqoqo elihle lemisebenzi yami. Ngikhombise eParis, Bogotá nasemadolobheni ahlukahlukene Nginezibuyekezo ezinhle nezimbi; Ngiphakathi kokulwa Kepha engikukhathalela kuphela umdwebo wami olandelayo.
Ungubani, uyini?
Angazi ukuthi ngingubani noma ngingubani, kodwa ngiyakwazi engikwenzayo, ngakho-ke ngingumdwebi wezithombe, osebenza ngamatshe, ngiyaxova ubumba, ngipholisha ingilazi, ngicabanga ukuthi i-soneras enemibala egcwele. Futhi, uma ngikhathele ukuma, ngithanda ukuhlala ngibhale ngokudweba, ubuchwepheshe kanye nezindaba zezepolitiki. Kepha engikuthanda kakhulu ngabesifazane abanezinwele ezincanyana.
