In addition to its direct translation meaning "little light," the title Poca Luz alludes to a phrase used in Mexican popular speech to express indignation or admiration. In his photographs, Belgian artist and writer Ivan Alechine (born 1952) uses the disappearance of Mexico's indigenous lifestyle to investigate the interrelation of ecological damage and the decreasing value placed on practical thinking.
Featured image is "Malpaso/Chimalapas/Chiapas (México)", reproduced from Ivan Alechine: Poca Luz.
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FROM THE BOOK
"I photograph the catastrophe from the outside or from below. No crash, no bones scattered across the ground, no smoke, no fire. Not really the after-effect of a hand-grenade. Rather, of something with a longer period of impact. I photograph the catastrophe in slow motion."
FORMAT: Hbk, 11.75 x 8.5 in. / 136 pgs / 109 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $50.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $67.5 GBP £39.50 ISBN: 9788492480814 PUBLISHER: RM AVAILABLE: 8/31/2010 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA UK incl IE
Published by RM. Text by Ivan Alechine, Frédéric-Yves Jeannet.
In addition to its direct translation meaning "little light," the title Poca Luz alludes to a phrase used in Mexican popular speech to express indignation or admiration. In his photographs, Belgian artist and writer Ivan Alechine (born 1952) uses the disappearance of Mexico's indigenous lifestyle to investigate the interrelation of ecological damage and the decreasing value placed on practical thinking.
