Sierra Zapoteca by Jorge Lépez Vela/Colección Cristal de Luz

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Sierra Zapoteca, probably the most contemporary e-book of the Mexican photographer Jorge Lpez Vela, is the result of years of labor, it includes 60 images in black and white taken in over 15 communities within the Sierra Norte de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico. All pictures are accompanied with the aid of ambient sound, tune and dialogues in Zapoteco to assist us enter extra deeply into the world of the Zapotecos. ” In this e-book we are taken on a experience marked by way of the countless panorama of the mountains, whose clouds transport us to the implausible world of the opposite. On the other hand, the substance of the e-book avoids both folkloric clichs and anthropological condescension, and places us amongst the flesh-and-bone folks. In these photographs there is room for reflection within the huge gaps that appear to structure the visible discourse. The subjects are printed through their objects, their atmosphere, body details and gestures. There may be movement, there is music, laughter and noise of animals. In reality, feelings and thoughts move in the course of the animals close ups, inevitable protagonists of the parties. ” (Rosa Casanova)