Nuevo Mexico Profundo: Rituals of an Indo-Hispano Homeland by Miguel A. Gandert (Photographer), Chris Wilson, Lucy R. Lippard

Library Journal

Comprising 130 stunning black-and-white photographs by Gandert and essays by Southwest scholars Lamadrid, Ram"n Gutierr z, Lucy R. Lippard, and Chris Wilson, this collection reveals, in image and print, a colorful and enduring mestizo culture in the upper R!o Grande corridor. The survival of history and a memory of tradition saturate Gandert's work with meaning and depth. The photographs resonate with movement and reverence as they capture the swaying, stomping bodies of Nuevo M xico Indo-Hispanos performing sacred rituals and dances rooted in the syncretism of garb and gods of the Old and New Spains. The performances of birth and blessings, conquests and pilgrimages, and music and death, so aptly captured by Gandert, serve as ethnographic windows to this border culture, while the essays poignantly provide a richer understanding of their cultural and historical contexts. Highly recommended. Silvia Heredia, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Booknews

In this volume published in conjunction with an exhibit premiering at the National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico, photographer Gandert records the sacred and secular rituals of the Mesitz peoples of the Upper Rio Grande. Included are images of the great Indo-Hispano regional traditions, the Matachines conquest drama dance, and the multifaceted Comanches celebrations. The image and story of Our Lady of Guadalupe is in evidence in a sacred landscape crisscrossed with procession and pilgrimage. Four essays provide the context for the rituals and dances, examine how the Rio Grande culture traveled up and down the river, the social relations among participants in the photographs, and biographical information on Gandert. Contains 130 b&w photographs. Oversize: 10x10.75<">. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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