Ludwig Zeller Ocampo (1927-2019) was a Chilean poet and surreal visual artist. He was born in 1927 in Rio Loa in northern Chile to an immigrant father who worked in mining. After gaining a reputation as an innovative avant-garde artist, he directed the Gallery of the Ministry of Education from 1952 to 1968. In 1971 he moved to

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with his wife, the artist Susana Wald, and three of their four children. In 1993, he and his family moved to

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, where he lived until his death in 2019. His poetry is noted for its visual influences and use of

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. He directed several magazines throughout his career and described himself as a "researcher of speculative and algorithmic cultures."

Selected works

* "Rio Loa: Station of Dreams" * "Woman in Dream " * "The Marble Head and Other Poems" * "For a Savage Love: Three Books = Por Un Amor Salvaje: Tres Libros" * "Salvar la poesía, quemar las naves" * "Oaxaca" * "The Invisible Presence: Sixteen Poets of Spanish America 1925-1995" an anthology of South American poets * "Body of Insomnia and other poems"

References

External links

* Archives of Ludwig Zelle
(Ludwig Zeller fonds, R11835)
are held at

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. 1927 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Chilean poets Chilean male poets {{Chile-poet-stub