Image and Memory: Photography from Latin America, 1865-1992

by Tex.) Fotofest 199 (1992 Houston, Boris Kossoy, Fernando Castro

FotoFest 1992, a major festival of international photography, brought Latin American photography into focus for a wide audience. Offering a diverse selection of photographers, countries, artistic movements, and subject matter, the show revealed a photographic tradition rich in history and creativity. Drawing from the more than 1,000 images exhibited by FotoFest, this book documents the work of fifty-two photographers from ten countries. The photographs range from the opening of the Brazilian frontier in the 1880s to a secret archive of documentary images from El Salvador's recent civil war to works of specifically aesthetic intent. Many of the photographs appear here in print for the first time. Watriss's opening essay provides the curatorial overview for the book. Lois Zamora examines the roots of visual image-making in Latin American cultures. Boris Kossoy addresses the history of Latin American photography through the nineteenth century, while Fernando Castro covers the contemporary scene. With its compelling images and English-Spanish text, this book will serve as a benchmark for future studies of photography in Latin America.

Genres: Photography

450 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1996

Reviews

[Esther · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best, if not the best compilations of Latin American Photography. It really coincides with the theme of memory and art that is rampant throughout the art history and the history in general of Latin America. If a photography book can be within the genre of magic realism, this one epitomizes this genre that captures the beauty and life of what is the essence of Latin America. Really beautiful; I strongly recommend.