the mexican photographer Mariana Yampolsky (1925-2002) pays homage to the Mexicans who go out daily to earn their bread with sweat and effort in rural communities, showing aspects of the work they do and their daily lives.
Through the exhibition So I work… The photography of Mariana Yampolskimade up of 50 pieces in black and white, in addition to the creator’s books, presents the reality of the trades that women, men and children in rural Mexico carry out with dignity to generate an economy and survive.
The retrospective exhibition is exhibited until May 29 in the Patio de los Escritores, Abraham Zabludovsky Gallery of the Mexico Library, located in Plaza de la Ciudadela #4, Colonia Centro, Cuauhtémoc City Hall.
Mariana Yampolski She was an engraver, painter, photographer and editor born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 6, 1925, naturalized Mexican in 1954. She was a member of the Taller de la Gráfica Popular and founder of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana.
From the wall of art, the Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare commemorates May 1 with this exhibition that gives a human face to the processes of manual creation, where expert and delicate hands exert force on various immaterial objects, to mold them and create unique and beautiful pieces.
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