Muxelandia

Description:

Muxelandia' - the photographic exhibition and the photobook - tell the experimental narrative that is integrated by practices such as journalism, fashion, illustration and graphic design. The narrative is based on the fieldwork done in Juchitán, Oaxaca - with the muxes. The book seeks to promote, through photography and essay, the inclusion of non-binary practices. Muxes are transcendental, indigenous and Zapotec women (or third-gender individuals) who have existed for centuries. The book includes a text written by journalist Renata Juarez and in the portraits you can see the work of stylist Chino Castilla.

subjects: Transgender people,  Portraits,  Portrait photography,  Gender nonconformity,  Zapotec Indians,  Pictorial works,  Social life and customs,  Artistic Photography,  Transgenres,  Portraits (Photographie),  Transgenrisme,  Zapotèques,  Ouvrages illustrés,  Mœurs et coutumes,  Photographie artistique,  Manners and customs,  Sex role

Places: Mexico,  Juchitán de Zaragoza,  Juchitán de Zaragoza (Mexico),  Mexique

Times: 21st century,  21e siècle