Archivio Porcontacto Tapa dura - 2009

"Compilation of 100 black-and-white period photos from the late-20th century study, "Instantáneas Panamericanas" in Cali, Colombia. Photos re- organized by acclaimed Colomban artist, Oscar Muñoz in this publication, "Archivo Porcontacto" in 2003. Features portrait photos of people walking throughout urban Cali. Features analytical texts after the photos, detailing the photographic methodologies. An evocative selection of photographs taken at the Ortiz Bridge of passersby during the decade of the seventies. More than merely being a compilation of photographs, the book is an invitation by Muñoz to anyone wishing to become a participant in the collective memory of Cali, through 'photo-cinema.' Two anecdotal elements determine this book¿s presentation: one is that the photographs were taken by an Olympus Pen camera, and the other is that this particular camera model takes half-frame photos; for every 36 shots, the camera can take 72 frames. The book cover shows the image of the Olympus… Leer más