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Visions of Japan and India are shown at the second FotoMexico 2017 Festival
November 02, 2017The Museo Archivo de la Fotografía is home to two magnificent exhibitions that Japan and India share with the Mexican public as part of the Second International Festival of Photography FotoMexico 2017, organized by the Centro de la Imagen.
These are the Naoya Hatakeyama: Rikuzentakata and Raghu Rai, world-renowned figures in photography, which will be on display February 5th 2018.
During the double opening of these exhibitions, Japan's ambassador to Mexico, Yasushi Takase, emphasized that Naoya Hatakeyama's exhibition addresses the destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami that affected Japan in March 2011 and reminds that beauty and strength can be found in the landscapes under reconstruction.
He pointed out that after the earthquakes that occurred in Mexico last September, these Hatakeyama’s images unite our peoples that, he said, in the face of these natural disasters, we always support each other as good friends.
Meanwhile, Muktesh Pardeshi, India's ambassador to Mexico, said that in Ragshu Rai’s exhibition, the Mexican public will be able to appreciate a panorama of modern India, through the images of who is the best known photographer in that country today.
The photographs presented, he said, are focused on political issues and everyday life in villages and communities of India and announced that this exhibition will be presented next year at the Cervantino International Festival, where India will be the Guest of Honor.
Carmen Tostado, director of the Museo Archivo de la Fotografía, explained that Hatakeyama's exhibition is a reflection on destruction, but presented with a serene and relaxed look, which confronts the human being with natural forces to recover and rebuild.
While Raghu Rai’s exhibition is a colorful festival of Indian culture, which shows its cultural and biological diversity, in which the Mexican public, despite the distance from that country, can be recognized, as it is very similar to ours.
Elena Navarro, artistic director of FotoMexico said that in this second edition, the festival takes place with the theme Latitudes, so these two exhibitions are presented to generate a dialogue with two Asian countries: India and Japan.
She reminded that FotoMexico will be held until December in Mexico City, with a program that includes more than 60 exhibitions and various activities for photographers both professional and amateur.
Finally, Eduardo Vázquez, Mexico City's Secretary of Culture, considered these two exhibitions as a gift for the Mexican capital, which will generate a dialogue with different photographic languages and ways of seeing the world.
He assured that FotoMexico, this biannual celebration of photography, is already a classic, which makes us talk to others, through the universal language of the image and recognize ourselves in the world.
The Naoya Hatakeyama: Rikuzentakata and Raghu Rai exhibitions which will be open to the public until February 5th, 2018, will be accompanied by a series of activities including Indian dances and Japanese stories and calligraphy. The appointment is in the Museum Archive of Photography, located in Republic of Guatemala 34, next to the templo Mayor, in the Historic Center.
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