Cinthya Santos-Briones

Documentary Photographer
www.cinthya-santosbriones.com/
   
Folk Medicine
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Location: New York City
Nationality: Mexican
Biography: Cinthya Santos Briones is a Mexican participatory artist, anthropologist, ethnohistorian and community organizer based in New York. Her multimedia work uses collaborative and community narratives of self-representation to tell stories about... MORE
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Folk Medicine
Copyright Cinthya Santos-Briones 2024
Updated Mar 2024
Medicine folk is a project that documents through images the variety of material objects – cultural and ritual – that are sold in Latinx botanicals in NYC and are used to heal – physically and spiritually – diseases of the soul, attract love, prosperity or ward off evil spirits. These objects range from amulets, candles, religious figures, spiritual soaps, herbal remedies, potions, magic powders, to sacred icons. Using studio photography, I build sets with a vernacular composition nuanced by strident, saturated and pastel colors, highlighting the aesthetic elements of these objects and placing them as a work of art or an archaeological vestige.
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