Abstract

POMBO, Mercedes. La fotografía argentina contemporánea: Una mirada hacia las comunidades indígenas. Cuad. Cent. Estud. Diseñ. Comun., Ensayos [online]. 2015, n.52, pp.227-239. ISSN 1853-3523.

Argentina is characterized as a heterogeneous nation, with a large plurality of voices and cultures, in which the native communities voice is usually relegated. From the beginning the native peoples have to adjust themselves to the customs of the conquerors, but not lost their cultural identity, which still exists in its rites and ways of facing life.Many artists throughout Argentina´s history, have been interested in portraying these customs and ideals. Painters and photographers have approached this work from the documentary and artistic fields, each from different approaches. Today in Argentina, the interest in the indigenous communities from the artistic field is ongoing.This paper proposes an approach to the work of two artists who have been able to show the life of indigenous communities in the north of the country from the standpoint of respect and admiration for these cultures. It examines the work of two contemporary Argentine photographers: Guadalupe Miles and Sebastian Szyd, who from their particular aesthetics and through their series Chaco and America have been involved personally with these cultures as part of their rites and customs.The text proposes to step back and analyze the hidden discourses -trapped in silence- that are behind the poses and look of those portrayed in both photographic series, learning to appreciate everything they have to show related to their cultural identity.

Keywords : Argentina; Art; Contemporary; Culture; Diversity; Equality; Identity; Imaginary; Indigenous; Photography; Respect; Worldview.

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