MUSAS MUXE
NELSON MORALES
Nominated to the Prix du Livre Les Rencontres d'Arles 2018
ABOUT THIS BOOK
This book deals with the Muxes in an exploration of the cultural, sexual and personal identity of the author and this community in Oaxaca. Since pre-Hispanic times, Zapotec culture has accepted homosexuality, giving it an active role and an open position within society, much more relevant than anywhere else in Latin America. The Muxes are organically integrated into the social and economic fabric of the community, making a comment on duality as a deeply rooted characteristic of this country. Nelson Morales has been developing this project for almost eight years, during which time he has photographed in his own community in the isthmus of Oaxaca. Musas Muxe, like a film, is constructed from the process of creating the work itself. Over time, Nelson Morales approaches the subject, the photographic medium and the way of relating to the Muxes in different ways, creating and recreating the imaginary of the subjects and the author himself from changing perspectives that delve deeper and deeper into multiple layers of Zapotec culture. Sexuality, identity, and gender as a key theme in society. Musas Muxe is the author's search for a glimpse of the complexity of the Muxes in their search for their own identity, confronting themselves in the sensual, overflowing and disturbing space, the Muxe space.
NELSON MORALES
Size: 21 x 30 x 1.5 cm
Number of pages: 84
Offset Printing
Print run 500
Languages: Spanish
PRESS
AWARDS
FOLA PHOTOBOOK AWARD Nominee
Nominated to the Prix du livre Les rencontres Arles 2019