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MAY
OF THE AMERICAS PRESENTS:
TIERRA
MIA
Photographs by Pablo Esparza
Opening Reception With the Artist:
Sunday,
May 4, 2003 – 5-8 PM
With
guitar music by Dueto Matachula and a special concert by musical
guest VISION ANDINA at 7 PM.
Shown
concurrently with Portraits: Recent
Photographs by Angilee Wilkerson and Portraits
of the Tarahumara, by Kitty Alice Snead
Gallery
Talk (with all three artists):
Saturday,
May 10, 2003 – 5-7 PM
Also
including:
"The Tarahumara Culture"
by Mary Domínguez Santini, President of Casa Chihuahua,
Inc., Rosario Salas Beall from Coordinación Tarahumara
(a governmental organization of the State of Chihuahua, Mexico)
and Francisco de la Peña, a representative of both Coordinación
Tarahumara and Casa Coahuila in Mexico City.
A
sneak preview of "Unwanted" and
"Dead Dreams," a couple
of films by photographer Pablo Esparza will also be included in
the gallery talk.
TIERRA
MIA (My Homeland) is a collection of gelatin silver print photographs
by Mexican photographer and filmmaker Pablo Esparza.
The photographs
represent a very personal and sensitive exploration of the Mexican
culture. The simple, yet highly dignified life of the rural Mexican
is the subject of Mr. Esparza's work. As a product of his culture,
he seeks to bring attention to its nobility through carefully
selected compositions, which investigate both its ancient derivations
and its contemporary realities.
The personalities
captured by Mr. Esparza's lens suggest the innocence still evident
in the small communities of Mexico. Mr. Esparza's hometown, San
Luis Potosí, located between Mexico City and Guadalajara,
is the setting for most of his photographs.
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