Witnesses of Time. Introduction by Carlos Fuentes.

Garduno, Flor.

ISBN 10: 0500541744 / ISBN 13: 9780500541746

Published by London Thames & Hudson 1992, 1992

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Witnesses of Time. Introduction by Carlos Fuentes.
• Publisher: London Thames & Hudson 1992
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500541744
• ISBN 13: 9780500541746
• Binding: Hardcover
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Synopsis

Witnesses of Time collects Flor Gardu"o's remarkable pictures where the sacred and symbolic are revealed in daily life. In remote corners of Central and South America, native Indians continue to practice ancient rituals as they have for millennia. Their rites embody a distinct worldview and a unique perception of time. The result of travels through ritual towns in Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, Witnesses of Time encompasses landscape, architecture, ceremonies, tableaux, and individual portraits. Figures in Gardu"o's evocative images become clues to the spirituality of the Indian cosmos. Landforms hint at other as unseen orders of being. Common acts take on an extra dimension through their ritual associations, in communities that still retain their ties to the environment. Complemented by an introduction by the renowned Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes, Witnesses of Time is a tribute to a fascinating way of life, portrayed with an unparalleled grace.