Hoja Santa
2023
First edition of Hoja Santa by Maciejka Art (2023)
First Impression
Medium format hardback in new condition
KRASZNA-KRAUSZ PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK AWARD 2024
One of the ten titles selected for this year's Award.
About
The work explores three key themes - the anthropology of Afro-Mexican villages, the coming together of Catholic and African spirituality and the place of women in society. For Maya it is also a form of autobiography in which her own multicultural background is reflected and she chose mixed media collage and painting on photographs to reflect her experiences of the village.
This book is the result of a maquette made during a workshop directed by Ana Casas and Ramon Pez at Hydra, an art gallery and art gallery and publishing house based in Mexico City. The project received the Dummy Book Award at the Rencontres d'Arles 2022.