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| Sub-Saharan illegal migrants reach through the window of a cell in the Garabuli detention centre, pleading for water, cigarettes, food and their release. From the series "Libya: A Human Marketplace" 2016 © Narciso Contreras |
fototazo has asked a group of 50 curators, gallery owners, blog writers, photographers, academics and others actively engaged with Latin American photography to pick two early career photographers whose work deserves recognition.
This project aims to highlight great work being made in the region today and also to provide a starting point in both English and Spanish for exploring contemporary Latin American photography. LatAm f100 is a collaboration between fototazo and the photographer and educator Jaime Permuth.
Today we continue the series with selections by Elizabeth Avedon. Her biography follows her selections.
The series also includes responses from Molly Roberts, Mariela Sancari, Alonso Castillo, Paccarik Orue, Katrin Eismann, Dina Mitrani, Don Gregorio Anton, Cristina De Middel, Arturo Soto, Cecilia Fajardo-Hill, Guillermo Srodek-Hart, Yorgos Efthymiadis, Livia Animas, Juanita Bermúdez, Susana Raab, the pairing of Victoria Holguín and Daniella Benedetti, Emiliano Valdés, Muriel Hasbun, George Slade and Marta Dahó.
fototazo ha invitado a un grupo de 50 curadores, galeristas, escritores, fotógrafos, y académicos - entre otros individuos seriamente comprometidos con la fotografía latinoamericana - a escoger cada quién dos fotógrafos emergentes cuya obra sea merecedora de mayor reconocimiento.
Este proyecto es una manera de celebrar el gran trabajo que se lleva a cabo en la región. Asimismo, busca proporcionar un punto de partida bilingüe en inglés y en español a las audiencias que deseen explorar la fotografía contemporánea en latinoamérica. LatAm f100 es una colaboración entre fototazo y el fotógrafo y educador Jaime Permuth.
Hoy continuamos la serie con selecciones aportadas por Elizabeth Avedon. Encontrará su biografía al final del texto.
La serie también incluye contribuciones de Molly Roberts, Mariela Sancari, Alonso Castillo, Paccarik Orue, Katrin Eismann, Dina Mitrani, Don Gregorio Anton, Cristina De Middel, Arturo Soto, Cecilia Fajardo-Hill, Guillermo Srodek-Hart, Yorgos Efthymiadis, Livia Animas, Juanita Bermúdez, Susana Raab, el dúo de Victoria Holguín and Daniella Benedetti, Emiliano Valdés, Muriel Hasbun, George Slade y Marta Dahó.
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I was fortunate to meet Mexican photographer Narciso Contreras, the winner of the 7th Laureate Carmignac Photojournalism Award. I viewed his powerful exhibition, "Libya: A Human Marketplace" in Paris, accompanied by an elegantly designed monograph of the same name, co-published by Fondation Carmignac and Editions Skira. The beauty of the book belies the dangerous situations Contreras put himself in to document the brutal reality of human trafficking as he traveled through the complex tribal society of post-Gaddafi Libya in 2016.
Tuve la suerte de conocer al fotógrafo mexicano, Narciso Contreras, ganador del 7º Laureado premio de fotoperiodismo Carmignac. He visto su poderosa exposición "Libia: un mercado humano" en París, acompañada por una elegantemente diseñada monografía del mismo nombre, co-publicada por la Fundación Carmignac y Ediciones Skira. La belleza del libro contradice las peligrosas situaciones en que Contreras se puso al documentar la brutal realidad de la trata de seres humanos a medida que viajaba a través de la compleja sociedad tribal de Libia después de Gadafi en 2016.
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| Riddled with bullet holes, this civilian-style truck, covered in ISIL logos, has been discarded on the road to Abugrein, in the west of Libya. From the series "Libya: A Human Marketplace" 2016 © Narciso Contreras |
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| An illegal sub-Saharan migrant is pictured downcast on the Tajoura shore after having been arrested in the Mediterranean Sea by the Libyan coastguard in the west of Libya. From the series "Libya: A Human Marketplace" 2016 © Narciso Contreras |
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| The corpses of illegal sub-Saharan migrants lie in the morgue of Sabha City, after having been collected from the streets and the desert during the previous days. From the series "Libya: A Human Marketplace" 2016 © Narciso Contreras |
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| A mentally ill migrant in one of the Surman detention centres on the west coast of Libya. From the series "Libya: A Human Marketplace" 2016 © Narciso Contreras |
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| In this Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2013 photo, an opposition fighter rests inside a cave at a rebel camp in the Idlib country side, Syria. From the series "Syria: The War in No Man's Land" 2013 © Narciso Contreras |
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| In this Friday, Sep. 27, 2013 photo, a displaced Syrian woman comforts her one-month old grandson inside a stone house at the Kafr Ruma, ancient Roman ruins used as temporary shelter by those families who have fled from the heavy fighting and shelling in the countryside of the Idlib province in Syria. Dozens of families settled in the ancient ruins known as "The Forgotten City" and declared human heritage by UNESCO, when the clashes between opposition fighters and government forces broke out in the region more than two years ago. From the series "Syria: An Ancient Refuge for Those Fleeing Syria's War" 2013 © Narciso Contreras |
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| Rebel fighters belonging to the Javata Harria Sham Qatebee watch over the enemy position during skirmishes at the first line of fire in the Karmal Jabl neighborhood of the district of Arkup, northeast of Aleppo City. From the series "Syria: Battle for Aleppo" 2016 © Narciso Contreras |
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| In this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 photo, night falls on a Syrian-rebel controlled area as destroyed buildings, among those the Dar Al-Shifa hospital, are seen in Sa'ar street after a warplane targeted the hospital last week, killing dozens of medical staff and civilians in Aleppo, Syria's largest city. From the series "Syria: Traces of War" 2012 © Narciso Contreras |
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| In this Sunday, Sep. 22, 2013 photo, a Syrian man whom survived an airstrike with 60% of his body burned is helped down stairs on his way back home from the field hospital in Kafr Zita, a village turned into a battlefield where clashes between troops loyal to president Bashar Al-Assad and opposition fighters have broken out as many opposition armed groups have launched a coordinated attack over the Syrian army positions in the Idlib province countryside, Syria. From the series "Syria: The War in No Man's Land" 2013 © Narciso Contreras |
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I met Colombian photographer Erika Diettes several years ago at Review Santa Fe. Her exhibition "RIO ABAJO" ("Drifting Away") was composed of large images printed on glass of the clothing of Colombia's "disappeared" victims thrown in turbulent water to convey the saying "the rivers of Colombia are the world's largest graveyard". Her exhibition, "SUDARIOS" ("Shrouds"), are black and white portraits of women who are victims of armed conflict in Antioquia, Colombia, taken as they describe the dramatic experiences of the murders of their loved ones, which they have had to witness and survive.
Conocí a la fotógrafa colombiana Erika Diettes hace varios años en Review Santa Fe. Su exposición "RIO ABAJO" se compone de grandes imágenes impresas en vidrio, de la ropa de las víctimas "desaparecidas" de Columbia arrojadas en agua turbulenta para transmitir el dicho "Los ríos de Colombia son el cementerio más grande del mundo". Su exposición "SUDARIOS", son retratos en blanco y negro de mujeres víctimas del conflicto armado en Antioquia, Colombia, tomadas mientras describen las dramáticas experiencias de los asesinatos de sus seres queridos, que han tenido que presenciar y sobrevivir.
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| From the series "Relicarios" © Erika Diettes |
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| From the series "Relicarios" © Erika Diettes |
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| From the series "Relicarios" © Erika Diettes |
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| © Margarita Valdivieso. Installation view of Erika Diettes' "Sudarios" Iglesia El Señor de las Misericordias, Medellín |
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| © Margarita Valdivieso. Installation view of Erika Diettes' "Sudarios" Iglesia El Señor de las Misericordias, Medellín |
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| From the series "Rio Abajo" © Erika Diettes |
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| From the series "Rio Abajo" © Erika Diettes |
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| From the series "Rio Abajo" © Erika Diettes |
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| From the series "Silencios" © Erika Diettes |
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| From the series "Silencios" © Erika Diettes |
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Elizabeth Avedon is an independent curator and contributor to L'Oeil de la Photographie, profiling the world of photography. Former Director of Photo-Eye Gallery, Santa Fe and Creative Director for The Gere Foundation, Elizabeth has received awards and recognition for her exhibition design and publishing projects, including the retrospective exhibition and book, "Avedon: 1949–1979" for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, among others; "Richard Avedon: In the American West" for the Amon Carter Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and The Art Institute of Chicago; she has also recently curating several exhibitions at New York's Leica Gallery.
Elizabeth also teaches in the Masters of Digital Photography program and BFA Photography and Video department at the School of Visual Arts.
Elizabeth Avedon es curadora independiente y colaboradora de L'Oeil de la Photographie, perfilando el mundo de la fotografía. Ex Directora de Galería Photo-Eye, Santa Fe y Directora Creativa de la Fundación Gere, Elizabeth ha recibido premios y reconocimientos por su diseño exposiciones y proyectos de publicación, incluyendo la exposición retrospectiva y el libro, "Avedon: 1949-1979" para el Museo Metropolitano de Arte, Museo de Bellas Artes de Dallas, entre otros; "Richard Avedon: En el oeste americano" para el museo de Amon Carter, la galería de arte Corcoran, y el instituto del arte de Chicago; recientemente curando varias exposiciones en la Galería Leica de Nueva York.
Elizabeth también enseña en el programa de Maestros de Fotografía Digital y en el Departamento de Fotografía y Video en la Escuela de Artes Visuales.