Mercado de Sonora
| Author | Tania Franco Klein |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Luhz Press |
| ISBN | 9798991412803 |
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| Status | not yet published |
Part book, part installation, ‘Mercado de Sonora’ is Tania Franco Klein’s exploration of the elixirs, curses, and cures found within the stalls of Mexico City’s famed public market. The interdisciplinary artist works primarily in photography, here lending her cinematic eye to a space where spiritual objects and desires transcend class barriers, where promises to bridge social divides are sold. The underground is brought to light in a marketplace where exotic animal sales are permissible and serums and soaps allege to exorcise societal ills. These proclaimed panaceas and illicit sales reflect the political corruption and structural faults of a consumerist society in need of quick fixes.
| 12 , ills colour & bw, 14 x 20 cm, leporello, English |
