Gorriti Island, 2020, oil on canvas, 14 x 17 in. / 35.56 x 43.18 cm.

Gorriti Island, Sabina Puppo, 2020, oil on canvas, 14 x 17 in. / 35.56 x 43.18 cm.

An icon of the Uruguayan coastline. Close enough to Sierra de las Animas and its gorgeous untouched peaks, and far away enough from Punta del Este that it retains its wild and untouched nature. Isla Gorriti was the destination of many of my godmother’s bedtime stories, a place where gulls went.