[exhibit] Tehuana! Diego Huerta Photography @ MCCLA // SF
Join the exhibit of Tehuana! Diego Huerta Photography. Indigenous Colors, Beauty, and Tradition.
Photographer Diego Huerta Is Giving Everyone A Look Into The Tehuana Culture In Oaxaca, Mexico.
The photographer’s work has captivated audiences around the world who have never seen or experienced these cultures. His work will no doubt live on to tell the stories of some of the most celebrated First Nations people in Mexico.
Opening Reception was last Friday, June 17, 2022 from 6pm to 9pm
Exhibit: now until July 22, 2022.
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Location:
2868 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
info@missionculturalcenter.org
Administration: (415) 821-1155
Hours:
Tuesday to Friday: 1 pm to 8 pm
(Building closed from 4 pm to 5 pm)
Saturday: 10:30 am to 2 pm
Sunday: TBD.
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Photographer Diego Huerta is highlighting the Tehuana woman in a documentary about the Oaxacan people.
Tehuana culture is rich in colors, traditions, and vibrantly patterned clothing. Diego Huerta, a photographer, has spent a lot of his time traveling throughout Mexico photographing indigenous people to preserve their history, culture, and customs.
His love for Oaxaca was so powerful that he created a documentary celebrating the women.
The Tehuana traditional clothing is a very identifiable look. Frida Kahlo made the Tehuana style her signature look. The black and white dress with brightly colored flowers embroidered on the dress is something we have all seen.
In the documentary, Huerta calls being a Tehuana woman similar to being a goddess.
“The Tehuana woman is a goddess, a queen,” Huerta says in the documentary.
“Tehuana is all of that,” an elderly woman responds. “It’s a set of feelings and ideas and creativity too. Survival, fight, courage.”
Indigenous communities around the world are often under attack and are a vulnerable population.
Currently, COVID-19 is threatening several indigenous communities around the world with extinction. These communities are not immune to many common western ailments and a disease we have no immunity too could cause untold damage to indigenous communities. For some, it could mean total extinction.
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