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Chiapas Indigenous Photography Project
Exhibition from Refugia Guzmán Pérez, Ch’ol photographer from Chiapas Mexico
Side by Side Gallery is proud to present the online exhibition “From the Rural Community to the City- The Chol ethnic group in Chiapas, Mexico” -photographic works by Refugia Guzmán Pérez, a Ch’ol photographer from the Chiapas Photography Project (CPP) and the Archivo Fotográfico Indígena (AFI) – Chiapas, Mexico. Read an introduction to the exhibition by... »
Exhibition from the Chiapas Photography Project & Archivo Fotográfico Indígena
Side by Side Gallery is proud to present an exhibition from the Chiapas Photography Project (CPP) and the Archivo Fotográfico Indígena (AFI) – Chiapas, Mexico. Visit Side by Side Gallery – CPP/AFI exhibition to view the online exhibition (or follow links to Project Galleries on the Side By Side blog). Side by Side Project Galleries... »
Mundanzas: Migraciones Múltiples
The photographic exhibition Mundanzas: Migraciones Múltiples, which includes work from 4 photographers associated with AFI/CPP in Chiapas Mexico is opening in Mexico City this week and then in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico on the 21st of November 2009. Selected materials from the exhibition and catalogue can be seen online through the Museo... »
More info about the Chiapas Photography Project
This information is provided to augment the launch of an online exhibition of works from the Chiapas Photography Project and the Archivo Fotográfico Indígena in the Side by Side gallery. Click here to go to the exhibition. Since 1992, the Chiapas Photography Project (CPP) has provided indigenous Maya peoples in Chiapas, Mexico with the opportunity... »
What’s in a name?
Documenting the names of people in the AFI photos is not a priority here in Chiapas. Indeed, anonymity and confidentiality is a necessary part of the ethics of participatory photographic practice in the region. The naming of Indigenous subjects in photographic archives, has an entirely different meaning in a contemporary Australian context. »
First meeting with Carlota Duarte, Chiapas Indigenous Photography Project
The primary purpose of my current trip to Southern Mexico is to spend some time working with the Chiapas Indigenous Photography Project, and their spin off project the Archivo Fotografico Indigena in San Cristobal De Las Casas. This is one of the longest running participatory photography projects that I know of (do you know... »