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From Publishers Weekly Published in conjunction with a traveling exhibition, this volume of duotone photographs is often quite extraordinary. Attempting to show the melding of the mystical and the material, the ancient and the contemporary, in the daily lives of Native Americans in Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, Garduno has fashioned a set of stunning portraits and landscapes. Most of the pictures are of Indians in their everyday circumstances--bare rooms with dirt floors, dusty and desolate stretches of land, old-world country villages--with many of the human subjects juxtaposed to (or wearing) religious totems, both Christian and pagan. Mexican novelist Fuentes writes of Garduno capturing the immediate beauty and seduction of a figurine . . . a smiling little mask, or a parrot stylized for all eternity. Her most affecting photos are those in which these symbols blend in naturally with the overall composition. In several of the pictures, however, the subjects are too posed; one can imagine Garduno placing objects in their hands and telling them how and where to stand. Another problem: there is no text to accompany the photos, leaving the reader to guess the context or to glean what little information one can from the photos' titles. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal In his introduction, world-renowned novelist/essayist Carlos Fuentes observes, Native American time is simultaneously vast and minute, infinite and limited. To penetrate both worlds is the secret of Flor Garduno's art. Here, the Mexican-born Garduno collects photographs that resulted from travels through remote rural towns in Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, and Ecuador. Landscapes, architecture, ceremonies, masks, and individual portraits are all included, but the common thread is the spirituality of the Indian cosmos. Hinting at an ancient order of being, each photo contains archetypal images that evoke a powerful response in the viewer. Humans are considered only one among many animals, and death or sacrifice is often present as a necessary transition in the renewal of life; one senses lost worlds both without and within. Truly, these pictures are worth a thousand words. Comprising 72 beautiful black-and-white full-page plates, this deluxe hardcover edition accompanies a worldwide traveling exhibition. Patricia Wyatt's Keepers of the Dream (Pomegranate Artbooks, 1995) and similar pictorial works about Indian religion and mythology either cover a different area or do not emphasize art photography. Recommended for large public libraries and academic libraries with photography or Central and South American cultural collections and for specialized collections in photography or Native American spirituality. Sylvia Andrews, Indiana State Lib., Indianapolis Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. Relié: 168 pages Editeur : Aperture; Édition : 2nd (13 janvier 2007) Langue : Français