La imagen como fábrica

A voyage across Mexico featuring images from the nineteenth century to the year 2001 captures more than one hundred years of photography in Mexico.

El tiempo, el viento, la lluvia, el sol... La turba como metáfora de un calor que emana de la tierra. Todo conforma el alma de de un occidente que se antoja lejano pero muy conocido. Conocido en su espíritu, en su música, en su gente. Irlanda

Exhibition highlights of the international photographic collection of the Foundation Televisa in Mexico with text by 81 prestigious writers. Each writer was given a copy of a photograph from the collection (from 1840-contemporary digital works) and asked to write an essay. Some of the photographers include: Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Anton Bruehl, Robert Capa, Gisele Fruend, Graciela Itrubide, Alfred Stieglitz, Cindy Sherman, Tina Modotti. Some of the writers include: Dore Ahston, Amitav Ghosh, Alvaro Mutis, Hugh Thomas, Jorge Volpi, Mike Wallace, Elena Poniatowska.

Discusses how the people of Mexico honor their loved ones in death through the celebration of All Souls' Day.