HYDRA EDITORIAL | New Era – Hydra + Fotografía

NEW ERA
JOSÉ LUIS CUEVAS

Edition José Luis Cuevas + Ana Casas Broda

Design José Luis Lugo

Book published by Hydra in co-publication

with publisher RM and FOTOGRÁFICAMX

In today's society, faith and religion are no longer the focus of people's interest in pursuit of technology, information and consumption. However, as individuals, sooner or later, we are faced with the fate of searching for what gives meaning to our lives.

In "New Era", José Luis Cuevas explores this need, travelling through different religions, sects and cults established in various Latin American countries. Disturbing characters, mystical objects and landscapes in ashes, through a montage that advances the concepts of expiation, purification and rebirth. Good and evil, finite and infinite flow in eternal struggle. All this before a hypothetical rebirth of man, in the midst of the general malaise of a society spiritually weakened by its own evil and its own fears.

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ABOUT JOSÉ LUIS CUEVAS

Mexico City, 1973Dedicated to developing projects based on a documentary methodology, but conceived with absolute freedom, both in their production and in their narrative approaches. His images are nourished by personal reflections, daily observation, research and other artistic disciplines. In 2009 he joined the Sistema Nacional de Creadores. In 2017, the FotoMéxico Festival dedicated a solo exhibition to him at Centro de la Imagen during the FotoMéxico Festival. Likewise, the Musée du quai Branly, Paris, awarded him a production residency in Japan during 2018. His first book 'New Era' has been published in 2016 by Editorial RM, and 'Sobre la resistencia de los cuerpos', his second publication, was recently co-published by Chaco and Cabeza de Chorlito. He is the founder of Gimnasio de Arte y Cultura and CAMPO, institutions dedicated to education in photography and visual arts.