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College News
22 September 2004
Mexico Through the Lens: Twenty Years of Political, Social and Historical Change (1983- 2003)
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The work of talented Mexican photo-journalist, Araceli Herrera, will be exhibited at the gallery@oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf, London, from 8-24 October 2004. Lecturer Dr Miriam Haddu, from Royal Holloway, University of London, will be curating the exhibition. |
El Guarache (the sandal) |
The exhibition will showcase Herrera's absorbing photographs, which reveal Mexico's landscapes and its people, in what will be the first opportunity to view her work in Europe. A catalogue of her photographs will be launched in New York in September 2005, when the exhibition will tour to New York University and will be held at the prestigious King Juan Carlos Centre. The exhibition catalogue has been edited by Dr Haddu, who lectures in the Hispanic Studies Department at Royal Holloway, University of London.
The exhibition will present 40 black and white images, depicting contrasting scenes that show both triumph and turmoil in Mexico, politically and socially. Herrera's subjects include Mayan men and women, the presence of the Mexican army in campesino villages, and everyday life in communities such as Chiapas and Guerrero.
Beginning her career in 1983, Herrera's work has been published in numerous national and American newspapers and magazines. She has covered important world events with a sensitivity rarely seen in photography, and explored and captured scenes in marginalised and out of reach Mexican communities.
The exhibition's curator, Dr. Miriam Haddu, is author of several publications, including, Contemporary Mexican Cinema (1989-2000): History, Space and Identity. Her other research interests include Mexican Visual Culture, Chicano literature and Latin American cultural studies. As a lecturer at Royal Holloway, she introduces students to some of the most important literary, visual and cinematic works from twentieth-century Latin America.
A reception in honour of Araceli Herrera will be held at the Hispanic Council, Canning House Belgrave Square, London on the 4th October 2004 at 6.30pm. For further information consult the official website: www.canninghouse.com
Araceli Herrera: Mexico
Through the Lens
20 Years of political, social and historical change (1983-2003)
8-24 October 2004, 11am-6pm daily
the.gallery@oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, South Bank, London
SE1
Admission FREE
Nearest train/tube: Blackfrairs, Southwark, Waterloo
Further information: 020 7401 2255 www.oxotower.co.uk
ENDS
For further information contact Royal Holloway, University of London, Press Office:
Vicky Cousins
Assistant Press & Communications Officer
01784 414480, victoria.cousins@rhul.ac.uk
Christine Long
Press & PR Officer
01784 443967, christine.long@rhul.ac.uk
