"I would say the ordinary and the historic, or symbolic - these two realms intersect in my photographs, which are a celebration of fertility, in the broadest sense. They are dramatic, for sure, because it seems to me we are in a period of aggression against women, around the world, and certainly in this hemisphere. It is systematic, coming from governments, politicians, cultural leaders. It is the fruit of economic and social frustration. As a woman of the middle class, I also know that we suffer inside our families, that patriarchy is ingrained. But the humiliation is most terrible with poor women. One woman I met while photographing spent her day from dawn to dusk picking through heaps of trash, looking for whatever she might sell to support herself and her four children. I want to express our dignity, beauty, suffering, and resistance. This is the force of our gender."
Flor Garduño
Photographer, passionate seeker and visionary of creativity, Flor Garduño is an outstanding representative of the richness and diversity of Mexican photography.
Garduño’s photos depict the landscapes of Central and South America, and the people whose ancestors were indigenous to the region. Her photos depict subjects that could have existed in a time long before the present moment, and through photographing them, brings the indigenous land of America to the present moment. She addresses time – past, present, and future – simultaneously in her photographs. Through her photos we witness the slow procession from life to death, interrupted by comic accidents, childish play, liturgical ceremonies, and erotic repose. Though many themes traverse Garduño’s body of work, her art ultimately leads the viewer into a mystical realm in the collective subconscious.