Home as a photo album
(working title)
Part of the body of work: Daughters of the Muntu
Family photos, excerpts of newspapers, photocopies of ID cards, painted portraits arranged and displayed on the walls of the living room of the houses of Cantaoras, turn these spaces in big walking family album or home-like-gallery/museum. Here family stories are told in a non-linear way, connecting time, beings and media for the purposes of love, remembrance and eternal presence.
These photographs were made at the homes of Graciela Salgado Valdés, Rosalina Cañates Pardo and Petrona Martínez.
Part of the body of work: Daughters of the Muntu
Family photos, excerpts of newspapers, photocopies of ID cards, painted portraits arranged and displayed on the walls of the living room of the houses of Cantaoras, turn these spaces in big walking family album or home-like-gallery/museum. Here family stories are told in a non-linear way, connecting time, beings and media for the purposes of love, remembrance and eternal presence.
These photographs were made at the homes of Graciela Salgado Valdés, Rosalina Cañates Pardo and Petrona Martínez.
documentary photography
San Basilio de Palenque and
Arjona, Bolívar
January 2022
San Basilio de Palenque and
Arjona, Bolívar
January 2022
Much gratitud to the Cantaoras and their families,
who trusted me and opened the doors of their homes to
photograph their beloved memories.
who trusted me and opened the doors of their homes to
photograph their beloved memories.
Portrait of Graciela Salgado Valdés. First photo of this project. It was made in 2009 without knowing it would become a project.
at Petrona Martínez house
Portraits of members of the Salgado family
Graciela and Paulino Salgado
Rosalina is not only a Cantaora, but one of the healers of the town
Painted portrait of Petrona Martínez
A lineage of Cantaoras - at Petrona Martínez home
Portrait of Tomás Teherán, son of Graciela
Portraits of Graciela and her brother Paulino Salgado "Batata"
Las Alegres Ambulancias