This document is the table of contents for Volume 13 No. 3 of Nueva Luz, a photographic journal. It features the work of photographers Rania Matar, Lisdebertus a.k.a. Luis Delgado, and Tarrah Krajnak & Wilka Roig. It also includes a commentary by Sharon Mizota and new works by Deborah Willis. The editorial discusses upcoming activities celebrating En Foco's 35th anniversary and plans for the summer.
This document discusses baby steps for implementing BYOD (bring your own device) programs in schools. BYOD allows students and teachers to use their personal mobile devices like phones, tablets, and laptops in the classroom. Reasons for BYOD include giving students ownership of their learning devices, saving on funding, utilizing students' existing digital knowledge, and allowing 24/7 connections. The document provides tips for a successful BYOD program, such as having a clear classroom plan, monitoring device use, educating students on appropriate use, and redirecting misuse. It also introduces several educational apps that can be used in a BYOD environment, including Quizlet, My Homework, Remind101, and Socrative.
Andalucia is a region located in southern Spain known for its culture, history and natural beauty. The text discusses Andalucia and mentions Manuel twice but provides no other contextual information. It is difficult to summarize further without more details or context from the document.
This document summarizes research on the effectiveness of different practices used in youth mentoring programs. It presents a framework for evaluating evidence on program practices, which involves categorizing research studies based on their level of evidence and methodological rigor. The framework is then applied to analyze research on the effectiveness of pre-match training for mentors. While evidence is mixed, the framework can help mentoring programs make informed judgments about pre-match training and identify ways to strengthen the evidence base.
The document discusses Wing-in-Ground-Effect (WIG) craft technology, which provides surface transportation over water with characteristics of both air and marine craft. It focuses on the Blue Dolphin BD-12G WIG craft, which is intended for passenger and cargo transport along coasts and between islands at speeds up to 130 mph. Production of the 12-seat Blue Dolphin craft could begin immediately, with a 30-seat model in development. WIG craft like the Blue Dolphin provide a efficient and profitable alternative for short-range coastal transportation of passengers and freight.
The document contains a collection of quotes related to life, dreams, happiness, and personal growth. Some of the quotes encourage living in the present and making the most of each day, as well as believing in oneself and one's dreams. Other quotes discuss the importance of listening to opportunities, building bridges with others, and learning from both good and bad experiences in life. The overall message is about finding happiness by pursuing one's dreams and making the most of each day.
The document discusses paintings that depict pain, suffering, grief, and sadness through their colors and imagery. These paintings ache in silence as they touch on emotions like aging, loneliness, estrangement, poverty, loss, necessity, and waiting. The author finds solace in believing these paintings can find happiness through prayer to God, as exposing their inner pain through their artwork is the only outlet they have.
This document discusses baby steps for implementing BYOD (bring your own device) programs in schools. BYOD allows students and teachers to use their personal mobile devices like phones, tablets, and laptops in the classroom. Reasons for BYOD include giving students ownership of their learning devices, saving on funding, utilizing students' existing digital knowledge, and allowing 24/7 connections. The document provides tips for a successful BYOD program, such as having a clear classroom plan, monitoring device use, educating students on appropriate use, and redirecting misuse. It also introduces several educational apps that can be used in a BYOD environment, including Quizlet, My Homework, Remind101, and Socrative.
Andalucia is a region located in southern Spain known for its culture, history and natural beauty. The text discusses Andalucia and mentions Manuel twice but provides no other contextual information. It is difficult to summarize further without more details or context from the document.
This document summarizes research on the effectiveness of different practices used in youth mentoring programs. It presents a framework for evaluating evidence on program practices, which involves categorizing research studies based on their level of evidence and methodological rigor. The framework is then applied to analyze research on the effectiveness of pre-match training for mentors. While evidence is mixed, the framework can help mentoring programs make informed judgments about pre-match training and identify ways to strengthen the evidence base.
The document discusses Wing-in-Ground-Effect (WIG) craft technology, which provides surface transportation over water with characteristics of both air and marine craft. It focuses on the Blue Dolphin BD-12G WIG craft, which is intended for passenger and cargo transport along coasts and between islands at speeds up to 130 mph. Production of the 12-seat Blue Dolphin craft could begin immediately, with a 30-seat model in development. WIG craft like the Blue Dolphin provide a efficient and profitable alternative for short-range coastal transportation of passengers and freight.
The document contains a collection of quotes related to life, dreams, happiness, and personal growth. Some of the quotes encourage living in the present and making the most of each day, as well as believing in oneself and one's dreams. Other quotes discuss the importance of listening to opportunities, building bridges with others, and learning from both good and bad experiences in life. The overall message is about finding happiness by pursuing one's dreams and making the most of each day.
The document discusses paintings that depict pain, suffering, grief, and sadness through their colors and imagery. These paintings ache in silence as they touch on emotions like aging, loneliness, estrangement, poverty, loss, necessity, and waiting. The author finds solace in believing these paintings can find happiness through prayer to God, as exposing their inner pain through their artwork is the only outlet they have.
The document outlines an analysis of a janitorial company's operations that is segmented into six areas: management, operations, training, sustainable cleaning, custodial effectiveness assessment, and the CIMS six pillars benchmark. The analysis examines factors such as quality systems, health and safety stewardship, service delivery, management commitment, contract compliance, and training programs to evaluate operational efficiency and identify areas for improvement.
The document summarizes a group of friends' summer vacation plans. They decided to go on a cruise together which would visit various beaches. They packed swimsuits and sun protection. When they arrived at the first beach stop, they went snorkeling but all of their belongings fell into the water. They had to retrieve everything, but when they returned to the ship they discovered that some of their things had been stolen. However, they decided to enjoy the rest of the vacation and saw the theft as a funny experience. The document states this was the best summer of the writer's life.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Este documento presenta varios términos relacionados con la gestión de proyectos. Define conceptos como arranque operativo, avance, camino crítico, cierre, control, equipo de trabajo, holgura, informe de gestión, iniciación, paquete de trabajo y riesgo. Explica estos términos y describe cómo se aplican en la administración de proyectos.
This document lists various media tools and software that Kyle Krstolic has learned including blogging, YouTube, Scratch, Stickam, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Flash. It encourages showing what has been learned with these different media creation tools.
Vintage lingerie pieces are embroidered with images of mid-century home appliances meant to evoke speed and power, exploring how seemingly useless designs can take on unintended meanings, such as inspiring suburban housewives to imagine more empowered lives. Additional images shown are from quilts made for an educational institution, seeking to explore dichotomies of art and question the use value of representations for viewers versus cultural production.
OtoWorks is a wide experienced automotive IT company that produces internet technologies specificly for the automotive business and it\'s reason of the existence is to make the automotive business parties to work more effectively with each other. OtoWorks ease the automotive business...
The summary provides an overview of key trends from the 2009 Mobile World Congress conference. Touch screens and audio improvements dominated innovations in handsets. Mobile applications are emerging as an ecosystem requiring continuous new titles. Operators are trying to extend networks through mobile payments, advertising, and femtocells to enable mobile use in homes. Infrastructure upgrades are slow due to economic uncertainty, while interest in renewable energy sources is growing to power mobile networks and expand coverage.
This document discusses how teachers can use historical films in the classroom to teach history. It identifies different types of movies that could be used, such as movies that depict specific historical events or eras. The document also discusses issues teachers should consider, such as whether a film presents a balanced perspective or focuses too heavily on conflict and drama. It suggests teachers should encourage students to critically analyze films and consider the broader historical context around the events depicted. Sources are referenced that provide further information on using film to teach history.
The document discusses the drawbacks of traditional interactive voice response (IVR) systems used by many companies for customer service calls. Traditional IVRs rely solely on speech recognition and menus, which often lead to errors and frustrations for customers. This creates a poor customer experience and is an expensive problem for companies. The document introduces an alternative solution called human-assisted automation that aims to make customer service calls more like natural conversations by incorporating a human element. It claims this approach leads to more successful interactions and higher customer satisfaction compared to traditional IVR systems.
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This month we continue with more inspiring talks from the Global Spirituality Mahotsav that was held from March 14 to 17, 2024, at Kanha Shanti Vanam.
We hear from Daaji on lifestyle and yoga in honor of International Day of Yoga, June 21, 2024. We also hear from Professor Bhavani Rao, Dean at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, on spirituality in action, the Venerable BhikkuSanghasena on how to be an ambassador for compassion, Dr. Tony Nader on the Maharishi Effect, Swami Mukundananda on the crossroads of modernization, Tejinder Kaur Basra on the purpose of work, the Venerable GesheDorjiDamdul on the psychology of peace, the Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland, KC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, on how we are all related, and world-renowned violinist KumareshRajagopalan on the uplifting mysteries of music.
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The document outlines an analysis of a janitorial company's operations that is segmented into six areas: management, operations, training, sustainable cleaning, custodial effectiveness assessment, and the CIMS six pillars benchmark. The analysis examines factors such as quality systems, health and safety stewardship, service delivery, management commitment, contract compliance, and training programs to evaluate operational efficiency and identify areas for improvement.
The document summarizes a group of friends' summer vacation plans. They decided to go on a cruise together which would visit various beaches. They packed swimsuits and sun protection. When they arrived at the first beach stop, they went snorkeling but all of their belongings fell into the water. They had to retrieve everything, but when they returned to the ship they discovered that some of their things had been stolen. However, they decided to enjoy the rest of the vacation and saw the theft as a funny experience. The document states this was the best summer of the writer's life.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Este documento presenta varios términos relacionados con la gestión de proyectos. Define conceptos como arranque operativo, avance, camino crítico, cierre, control, equipo de trabajo, holgura, informe de gestión, iniciación, paquete de trabajo y riesgo. Explica estos términos y describe cómo se aplican en la administración de proyectos.
This document lists various media tools and software that Kyle Krstolic has learned including blogging, YouTube, Scratch, Stickam, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Flash. It encourages showing what has been learned with these different media creation tools.
Vintage lingerie pieces are embroidered with images of mid-century home appliances meant to evoke speed and power, exploring how seemingly useless designs can take on unintended meanings, such as inspiring suburban housewives to imagine more empowered lives. Additional images shown are from quilts made for an educational institution, seeking to explore dichotomies of art and question the use value of representations for viewers versus cultural production.
OtoWorks is a wide experienced automotive IT company that produces internet technologies specificly for the automotive business and it\'s reason of the existence is to make the automotive business parties to work more effectively with each other. OtoWorks ease the automotive business...
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This document discusses how teachers can use historical films in the classroom to teach history. It identifies different types of movies that could be used, such as movies that depict specific historical events or eras. The document also discusses issues teachers should consider, such as whether a film presents a balanced perspective or focuses too heavily on conflict and drama. It suggests teachers should encourage students to critically analyze films and consider the broader historical context around the events depicted. Sources are referenced that provide further information on using film to teach history.
The document discusses the drawbacks of traditional interactive voice response (IVR) systems used by many companies for customer service calls. Traditional IVRs rely solely on speech recognition and menus, which often lead to errors and frustrations for customers. This creates a poor customer experience and is an expensive problem for companies. The document introduces an alternative solution called human-assisted automation that aims to make customer service calls more like natural conversations by incorporating a human element. It claims this approach leads to more successful interactions and higher customer satisfaction compared to traditional IVR systems.
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1. NUEVA LUZ photographic journal
RANIA MATAR
LISDEBERTUS A.K.A. LUIS DELGADO
TARRAH KRAJNAK & WILKA ROIG
Volume 13 No. 3 – U.S. $10.00
COMMENTARY BY SHARON MIZOTA
NEW WORKS #12 BY DEBORAH WILLIS
3. Rania Matar
Rania Matar, Refugee ID Card, Bourj El Barajneh Refugee Camp, Beirut. The Forgotten People series, 2005. Archival pigment print, 24x36”
Artist Statement
quot;I grew up in Lebanon during the civil war. After living in the US for almost twenty years, I started photo-
graphing the aftermath of Lebanon’s war which led me to the Shatila Palestinian refugee camp, a five-minute
drive from cosmopolitan Beirut. Shocked by the conditions people were living in, I started photographing the
numerous refugee camps around Lebanon, hoping to portray the humanity and resilience of the inhabitants
coping with conditions many would find unacceptable. This is not a political project and does not try to pro-
mote any solution to a complicated and sensitive issue, but a photographic portrait of a 'forgotten people'.
There are an estimated 360,000 Palestinian refugees in twelve refugee camps scattered around Lebanon. Their
Water Pipes, Bourj El Barajneh Refugee Camp, Beirut. The Forgotten People series, 2005. Archival pigment print, 24x36”
temporary refugee status spanning 60 years is becoming permanent, as fourth generations are now born and
raised. The camps are not integrated in Lebanese social or economic life. Lebanon, healing itself from a brutal
civil war and afraid of upsetting its delicate sectarian balance, is afraid of granting Palestinian refugees any
rights that might bring them closer to naturalization. As a result they are banned from most professions and
have to depend on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and local NGOs for education,
health and basic human services. In addition, with things having changed in the world political arena, dona-
tions to NGOs have substantially dropped. Compounded with a population increase in the camps due to high
birth rates, conditions have worsened substantially over the last few years.
Despite such a gloomy picture, I found inspiration in people struggling to keep their roots, spirit and culture
alive, who are hospitable and welcoming into their homes, and kids who make the best out of the little the
camp offers them. I found inspiration in the incredible capacity and resilience of people to adapt and make
the best of their circumstances so they can preserve their dignity, their hope and their humanity. As such, these
photographs put a human face on a long forgotten people in search of a home.quot;
Rania Matar
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Rania Matar
At the Cemetery, Outskirts of Shatila Refugee Camp, Beirut. The Forgotten People series, 2005. Archival pigment print, 24x36”
The Dead Mother, Bourj El Barajneh Refugee Camp, Beirut. The Forgotten People series, 2005. Archival pigment print, 24x36”
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Rania Matar
Breaksfast in Bed, Bourj El Shemaili Refugee Camp, Tyre, Lebanon. The Forgotten People series, 2005. Archival pigment print, 24x36”
Playing on the Roof, Shatila Refugee Camp, Beirut. The Forgotten People series, 2005. Archival pigment print, 24x36”
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Rania Matar
Bathtime for Baby, Bourj El Shemali Refugee Camp, Tyre, Lebanon. The Forgotten People series, 2005. Archival pigment print, 24x36”
Feeling Good after Haircut, Beddawi Refugee Camp, Tripoli, Lebanon, The Forgotten People series, 2007. Archival pigment print, 24x36”
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Rania Matar
Ghost Girl, Bourj El Barajneh Refugee Camp, Beirut. The Forgotten People series, 2004. Archival pigment print, 24x36”
Baby and Arafat Posters, Shatila Refugee Camp, Beirut. The Forgotten People series, 2003. Archival pigment print, 24x36”
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8. Lisdeber tus a.k.a. Luis Delgado
Lisdebertus a.k.a. Luis Delgado, Arms for the Poor, Unfathomable Humanity series, 2006. Archival pigment print, 20x24quot; Tlahuac, Unfathomable Humanity series, 2006. Archival pigment print, 20x24quot;
Artist Statement
quot;I create photography based prints, books, and installations with history and societal systems as my theme. I use a visual language
of icons and gestures assembled into compound images to create narratives that address this issue. This language, which I have
gathered over many years, consists of photographs of iconography and inanimate representations from many historical and mun-
dane settings throughout the world, as well as imagery taken from mass media outlets. My goal is to achieve a uniquely personal
social commentary and analysis using my language of iconography as its voice.quot;
Lisdebertus a.k.a. Luis Delgado
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Cold War, Unfathomable Humanity series, 2006. Archival pigment print, 20x24quot; Hiroshima Mon Amour, Unfathomable Humanity series, 2006. Archival pigment print, 20x24quot;
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Empire, Unfathomable Humanity series, 2006. Archival pigment print, 20x24quot; Black Ravens, Unfathomable Humanity series, 2006. Archival pigment print, 20x24quot;
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The Wheel, Unfathomable Humanity series, 2006. Archival pigment print, 20x24quot; Falcón Negro, Unfathomable Humanity series, 2006. Archival pigment print, 20x24quot;
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Mein Kampf, Unfathomable Humanity series, 2006. Archival pigment print, 20x24quot; Inquisition, Unfathomable Humanity series, 2006. Archival pigment print, 20x24quot;
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13. Tarrah Krajnak & Wilka Roig
Tarrah Krajnak & Wilka Roig, Aftermath 6, Aftermath series, 2008. Archival pigment print, 13.5x21quot;
Artist Statement
quot;As 'collaborative/women/minority' artists, we actively explore sameness and difference
within the construct of identity, as well as the role and meaning of signifiers. We continually
work with self-portraiture addressing issues of gender, body, and representation within various
sociological contexts, engaged in the process of photography as performance.
(untitled #) is our first collaborative project, which is composed of several interrelated series,
including Aftermath and Pose Archive. We investigate the role and identity of the artist, and that of
Aftermath 14, Aftermath series, 2008. Archival pigment print, 13.5x21quot;
photography within the sociocultural context and the art world. We expose the rhetoric underlying
representational strategies and question their relationship to history and contemporary culture.
We invite the viewer to assess, not merely consume, the motifs recurring in contemporary art
and its presentation.quot;
Tarrah Krajnak & Wilka Roig
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17. Commentary/Comentario
HIDDEN
HISTORIES
by Sharon Mizota
Although photography is often used to construct and support official histories, it is arguably more powerful as
a tool to expose hidden ones. Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange brought the harsh realities of the 1930's Dust
Bowl to the attention of the rest of the country. Diane Arbus's controversial pictures of people on the fringes of
society countered postwar images of America as a homogenous suburban paradise. And Martha Rosler's pow-
erful collages of fashionable magazines and imagery from the wars in Vietnam and Iraq expose the military
brutality abroad that buttresses the excesses of consumer capitalism at home.
Aunque la fotografía a menudo se utiliza para construir y apoyar historias oficiales, podría decirse que es aún
más poderosa cuando se usa para exponer las que se mantienen escondidas. Walker Evans y Dorothea Lange
revelaron la dura realidad del Dust Bowl1 al resto del país en los años 30. Las controvertidas fotografías con las
que Diane Arbus inmortalizó a individuos que vivían en los márgenes de la sociedad supusieron un contra-
punto a las imágenes de posguerra que pintaban a EE.UU. como un paraíso suburbano homogéneo. Y los
impactantes collages de Martha Rosler, con su contraste entre revistas de moda e imágenes de las guerras de
Vietnam e Iraq, sirvieron para exponer la brutalidad militar de EE.UU. en el extranjero, con la que se apuntala-
ban los excesos del capitalismo consumista en territorio nacional.
Tarrah Krajnak & Wilka Roig, Pose 19, Pose Archive series, 2007. Archival pigment diptychs, 16.5x22quot;
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18. Commentary/Comentario Commentary/Comentario
While vastly different in form and approach, the works of Rania Si bien presentan grandes diferencias de forma y enfoque, las
Matar, Luis Delgado and the collaborative duo Tarrah Krajnak obras de Rania Matar, Luis Delgado y el dúo de colaboradoras
and Wilka Roig all continue this tradition of revealing little Tarrah Krajnak y Wilka Roig continúan esta tradición de revelar
known histories. In her images of Palestinian refugee camps in historias poco conocidas. En sus imágenes de campos de refugiados
Lebanon, Matar takes a traditional documentary approach, giv- palestinos, Matar elige un estilo documental tradicional para dar
ing voice to a people trapped in geopolitical limbo. Delgado's voz a un pueblo atrapado en un limbo geopolítico. En sus collages
photo collages juxtapose portraits of world leaders with images de fotos, Delgado yuxtapone retratos de líderes mundiales con
of bloodshed and torture to reveal the links between official imágenes de masacres y tortura para revelar los nexos entre el
power and iniquity. And Krajnak and Roig photograph their own poder oficial y la injusticia. Krajnak y Roig fotografían sus propios
bodies to interrogate tropes of femininity in art history, exposing cuerpos para interrogar los tropos de la femineidad en la historia
underlying visual vocabularies that are often taken for granted. del arte, exponiendo los vocabularios visuales subyacentes que
tan a menudo se dan por sentado sin más cuestionamiento.
While it's tempting to place these disparate strategies along a
spectrum of photographic practice—from documentary to pas- Aunque resulte tentador ubicar estas estrategias dispares en un
tiche to performance—it's more interesting to look at how they espectro de la práctica fotográfica (digamos, del documental al
overlap, advancing an expanded notion of history at the inter- pastiche a la representación), es más interesante fijarse en aquel-
section of reality, mass media and theatricality. lo que comparten, en cómo avanzan una noción de la historia en la
intersección de la realidad, los medios de comunicación y la
Rania Matar, who was born in Lebanon and now lives in Boston,
teatralidad.
works in a venerable photographic tradition exemplified by the
work of Robert Frank and Helen Levitt. Accordingly, her photo- Rania Matar, que nació en el Líbano y ahora vive en Boston, tra-
graphs are not only records of a time and place; they are a subtle baja dentro de una venerable tradición fotográfica cuyos máxi-
form of advocacy, bringing images of a quot;forgotten peoplequot; to mos ejemplos son las obras de Robert Frank y Helen Levitt. Por
light. In her black and white photos of Palestinian refugee camps, consiguiente, sus fotografías no son sólo registros de un tiempo y
she bears witness to substandard living conditions, but also to un lugar, sino que suponen formas sutiles de defensa, sacando a la
the poignant and joyful moments that occur in any community. luz imágenes de un “pueblo olvidado”. En sus fotos en blanco y
The honesty of her images jolts us out of the luxury of ignorance; negro de campos de refugiados palestinos, la artista es testigo de
their beauty invites us to empathize with her subjects. condiciones de vida infrahumanas, pero también de los momen-
tos alegres y conmovedores que se producen en cualquier comu-
Matar, who has documented this displaced population for over
nidad. La honestidad de sus imágenes nos despoja del lujo de la
four years, estimates that 360,000 people live under quot;temporaryquot;
ignorancia; su belleza nos invita a empatizar con sus sujetos.
refugee status in Lebanon, and have done so for more than 50
years. Denied integration into Lebanese social and economic life
Matar, que viene documentando a esta población desplazada
and without a homeland to return to, they are trapped in an his-
desde hace más de cuatro años, calcula que unas 360.000 per-
torical void. quot;My goal is to portray the humanity of the people, to
sonas viven en condición de refugiados “temporales” en el
show how they cope and survive in conditions most people
Líbano, y que así han vivido durante más de 50 años. Al
would find unacceptable,quot; she writes in an artist's statement.
habérseles negado la integración en la vida social y económica
libanesa y sin una patria a la que regresar, se encuentran atrapados
To this end, she imbues her images with a graphic, poetic quali-
en un vacío histórico. quot;Mi meta es retratar la humanidad de este
ty that finds graceful gestures and even humor in the most deso- Tarrah Krajnak & Wilka Roig, Pose 2, Pose Archive series, 2007. Archival pigment diptychs, 22x16.5quot;
pueblo, mostrar cómo sobrellevan y sobreviven condiciones que
late settings. For example, the image Water Pipes, Bourj El
la mayoría de las personas considerarían inaceptables,quot; explica
Barajneh Refugee Camp depicts an upward sweep of criss-crossing
Matar en su declaración artística.
pipes that frames a woman and two children on a crumbling
stoop. The black pipes dominate the image with a slightly suggests the conflicted environment that awaits the child, but is realidad diferente. La foto alude a una brecha generacional que se
Con ese fin, la artista imbuye sus imágenes de una cualidad grá-
menacing air of containment, but they also evoke Cartier- also subtly humorous: the baby's innocent, half-naked presence produce en todas las comunidades, pero también inyecta miste-
fica, poética, que encuentra gestos elegantes e incluso humor en
Bresson's dramatic images of Paris ironwork. contrasts sharply with the public face of Palestinian struggle. Yet rio y un aire de transcendencia a la lúgubre atmósfera de los cam-
las situaciones más desoladoras. Por ejemplo, la fotografía
this disparity is also hopeful—a portrait of survival. pos de refugiados.
This eye for the poetic takes a mystical turn in Ghost Girl, Bourj El Tuberías, Campo de refugiados Bourj El Barajneh reproduce un entra-
Barajneh Refugee Camp. An elderly woman and man sit chatting Juxtaposition is the central strategy in Mexican American artist También se aúnan elementos dispares en Bebé y Arafat, Campo de
mado de tuberías que hacen de marco a una mujer y dos niños
on either side of a narrow passage, apparently oblivious to a Luis Delgado's Unfathomable Humanity. Although some of the refugiados Chatila, fotografía en la que un niño, desde su cargador
sentados en unos escalones decrépitos. Las negras tuberías dom-
young girl who walks between them. While the old couple is images in the series' fourteen digital collages come from the San para bebés, alza la vista hacia un tendedero y dos carteles del
inan la imagen con un aire ligeramente amenazante de con-
sharply in focus, the girl is a blur of motion, a haunting, immaterial Francisco-based photographer's own archive, most were culled líder palestino Yasser Arafat (que, en ese momento, estaba bajo
tención pero también evocan las dramáticas imágenes de herra-
presence that somehow occupies a different reality. The photo from the Internet. Less interested in their provenance than their arresto domiciliario en Ramallah). Implícita está la referencia al
jes parisinos de Cartier-Bresson.
conveys a generational gap that occurs in every community, but symbolic value, Delgado arranges them in cruciform grids, com- entorno conflictivo que aguarda al niño, pero la imagen también
Este ojo para lo poético da un giro hacia lo místico en Niña fan-
it also injects mystery and an air of transcendence into the bleak bining photographs, illustrations and other found imagery to desprende un humor sutil: la presencia inocente, medio desnuda
tasma, Campo de refugiados Bourj El Barajneh. Dos ancianos, un
atmosphere of the camps. expose little known, sometimes shocking connections between del bebé ofrece un agudo contraste con la cara pública de la lucha
hombre y una mujer, charlan sentados, uno a cada lado de un
instances of violence, official histories and the upper echelons of palestina. Sin embargo, esta disparidad también conlleva esper-
Disparate elements also come together in Baby and Arafat Posters, paso estrecho, aparentemente sin percatarse de la niña que pasa
political power. anza: un retrato de la supervivencia.
Shatila Refugee Camp in which a child in an infant carrier gazes up caminando entre ellos. Mientras que la pareja de ancianos está
at a laundry line and two posters of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat The result is a visual survey of the many forms and guises of cru- La yuxtaposición es la estrategia central en Unfathomable Humanity
perfectamente enfocada, la niña es una nebulosa en movimiento,
(who was under house arrest in Ramallah at the time). The image elty. Tlahuac combines depictions of ancient Aztec and Amazon (Humanidad inconmensurable), del artista mexicano-americano
una presencia inmaterial, inquietante, que parece ocupar una
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ritual sacrifice with acts of Spanish colonial torture and mob vio- Luis Delgado, residente en San Francisco. Aunque algunas de visual storytelling in which images serve double duty, at once colonial europea, puede olvidársenos que también ellos fueron
lence in modern-day Mexico. While we generally think of the las imágenes que forman esta serie, compuesta de catorce specific and metaphorical. responsables de su propio estilo de sufrimiento humano.
indigenous peoples of the Americas as victims of European colo- collages digitales, pertenecen al archivo del artista, la mayoría
One of the most salient examples of this technique is Cold War, Incluso otros collages menos explícitos transmiten una sensación
nial brutality, we forget that they were also responsible for their fueron sacadas del Internet. A Delgado no le interesa tanto su
in which the cruciform format takes on symbolic meaning. de aprensión y amenaza. En Falcón Negro, a un lado vemos fotos
own brand of human suffering. procedencia como su valor simbólico; las organiza siguiendo un
Centered at the top of the image is the head of the dead Che de muchachas sonrientes rodeando un carrito de bebé negro y
diseño cruciforme, combinando fotografías, ilustraciones y otras
Even less explicit works still convey a sense of foreboding and Guevara, at the bottom a battered sculpture of feet. The cruci- vacío, mientras que al otro lado se agrupan retratos de militares
imágenes encontradas con el fin de exponer aquello de lo que
menace. On one side of Falcón Negro, photos of smiling young fixion reference is obvious, but where Christ's body would be is flanqueando un misterioso automóvil negro. No es necesario
poco se sabe, las conexiones, a veces impresionantes, estremece-
women surround an empty black baby carriage. On the other, an image of a soldier who has just executed a man with a pistol. saber que la imagen hace referencia a la Guerra Sucia que tuvo
doras, entre la violencia, las historias oficiales y los más altos
portraits of military men flank a mysterious black car. One needn't This image in turn is part of a frieze of portraits of powerful men lugar en Argentina en los años 70 (en la que “desaparecieron”
escalafones del poder político.
know that the image refers to Argentina's quot;Dirty Warquot; of the from both sides of the ideological divide: Fidel Castro, Lyndon B. decenas de miles de personas sospechosas de ser comunistas)
1970s—in which tens of thousands of suspected Communists El resultado es un resumen visual de las muchas formas y guisas de Johnson, Leonid Brezhnev, Henry Kissinger. Eschewing clear para saber que los sujetos son las víctimas y verdugos de un terrible
were quot;disappearedquot;—to know that the subjects are the victims la crueldad. Tlahuac combina representaciones de los antiguos political allegiances, Delgado instead offers up a network of sac- secreto. Cualquier duda referente al tono siniestro de la historia
and perpetrators of some nasty secret. Any doubts as to the rituales de sacrificio aztecas y amazónicos con actos de tortura de rifice and culpability. se aclara con la imagen de una mujer en peligro: una estatua de
story's sinister tone are resolved by an image of a woman in peril: la colonización española y actos de violencia mafiosa en el México una santa cayendo desde el cielo en el panel central. Aquí y a
With its distinct visual alchemy, Unfathomable Humanity removes
a statue of a female saint falling through the sky in the center panel. contemporáneo. Mientras que solemos tener presente que los pueb- través de la serie, Delgado emplea un sofisticado estilo de nar-
its source images from their original contexts and recombines
Here and throughout the series, Delgado employs sophisticated los indígenas de las Américas fueron víctimas de la brutalidad ración visual en el que las imágenes sirven una doble función,
them to tell different stories, outline hidden connections, and
específica y metafórica al mismo tiempo.
make scandalous accusations. Although the juxtapositions are
abrupt, they deal a leveling blow to conventional hierarchies and Uno de los más claros ejemplos de esta técnica es Cold War (Guerra
cut through the justifications that lull us into accepting brutality Fría), donde el formato cruciforme adopta un significado simbóli-
as a necessary part of life. co. Vemos la cabeza del difunto Che Guevara centrada en la parte
superior de la imagen y, en la parte inferior, una escultura mal-
The self-described quot;collaborative/women/minorityquot; artists Tarrah
trecha de unos pies. La referencia a la crucifixión es obvia, pero
Krajnak and Wilka Roig question traditional modes of represen-
donde normalmente se encuentra el cuerpo de Cristo encontramos
tation by turning the camera on themselves. In the Pose Archive
una imagen de un soldado que acaba de ser ejecutado por un hom-
series, the artists took turns photographing each other in full body
bre con una pistola. Esta imagen, a su vez, es parte de un friso de
unitards, striking poses from famous art historical images. These
retratos de figuras del poder de ambos lados de la línea divisoria
photos were presented in pairs, with each artist in the same stance,
ideológica: Fidel Castro, Lyndon B. Johnson, Leonid Brezhnev,
creating a doubling effect that both underscored the familiarity of
Henry Kissinger. Absteniéndose de claras alianzas políticas,
their positions and revealed subtle differences in posture and body
Delgado prefiere ofrecer una red de sacrificio y culpabilidad.
type. In their latest series, the pair appears together in images
taken (using a timer or shutter release cable) inside the Tang Con su distintiva alquimia visual, Unfathomable Humanity saca las
Museum at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. If Pose imágenes de sus contextos originales y las combina de forma que
Archive is a catalog of archetypal images that strips art history down cuenten diferentes historias, tracen conexiones escondidas y
to its chauvinist core, Aftermath sets its sights on the museum, hagan acusaciones escandalosas. Aunque las yuxtaposiciones
comparing the display of art with the display of female bodies. son abruptas, asestan un golpe nivelador a las jerarquías conven-
cionales y desarticulan las justificaciones en las que nos apoyamos
In most of the images, this comparison takes a quite literal form.
para aceptar la brutalidad como parte necesaria de la vida.
Aftermath 2 depicts Krajnak and Roig in white unitards, leaning
against the wall of a storage room at the same angle as the paint- Tarrah Krajnak y Wilka Roig, quienes se describen como artistas
ings around them. The implication of course is that female bod- “colaboradoras/mujeres/minoríasquot;, cuestionan los modos de
ies are treated as aesthetic objects, to be casually put away when representación tradicionales mediante la acción de ponerse frente
not on display. But the physical presence of the artists' bodies— al objetivo de su cámara. En la serie Pose Archive, estas artistas se
neither fully human nor fully inanimate—also disrupts the neu- fueron turnando fotografiándose la una a la otra en unitardos de
trality of the space. Krajnak and Roig overstate the objectification cuerpo completo, posando al estilo de famosas imágenes de la
of the female form in order to critique it, but their intervention is historia del arte. Estas fotos se presentaron en pares, con cada
also an intrusion, forcing us to confront the realities of gendered artista en la misma postura, creando un doble efecto que sub-
and racialized bodies in rooms that are supposedly neutral rayaba la familiaridad de sus posiciones al tiempo que revelaba
spaces for categorization and contemplation. las diferencias sutiles entre cada postura y tipo de cuerpo. En su
más reciente serie, las dos aparecen juntas en imágenes tomadas
This confrontational strategy is reminiscent of the work of Tino
(usando un temporizador o un cable disparador) dentro del Tang
Sehgal, known for orchestrating dance-like performances within
Museum del Skidmore College en Saratoga Springs, NY. Si Pose
spaces usually reserved for the display of art objects. Similarly, in
Archive es un catálogo de imágenes arquetípicas que desmonta la
Aftermath 13 Krajnak and Roig appear among other works in a
historia del arte hasta exponer su núcleo machista, Aftermath
museum gallery as a kind of minimalist floor sculpture, their prone
pone la mira en el museo, comparando la exposición de obra
bodies crossed to form a lumpy quot;X.quot; The image presents the
artística con la exposición del cuerpo femenino.
female body as the very material of art, and leads to speculation
as to how such a quot;workquot; would be received in person. However, En la mayoría de las imágenes, esta comparación toma un cariz
unlike Sehgal, whose performances are never documented, bastante literal. En Aftermath 2 aparecen Krajnak y Roig en unitardos
Tarrah Krajnak & Wilka Roig, Pose 6, Pose Archive series, 2007. Archival pigment diptychs, 22x16.5quot;
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