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The mayor and the writer Vargas Llosa, have accompanied this morning Morgana Vargas Llosa, Jaime Travezán and David Tortora, in presenting a photographic exhibition on the diversity of the Peruvian capital, which can be visited at the Town Hall until late August
Peruvian photographers Morgana Vargas Llosa and James Travezán, coordinated by David Tortora, landed today in Cartagena to submit, as part of the Sea of Music Festival, the project Look Lima, a colorful photographic journey that reflects the most exotic and familiar features of the Peruvian capital, with all its ethnic and religious diversity, as asserted itself Morgana.
And this presentation have been tucked behind the Nobel Prize for Literature Mario Vargas Llosa, the father of that artist, and the Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, who thanked the artists who have brought their creativity to share with the city, where we are always willing to that the culture of the countries to which each year is dedicated the Sea of Music, and this time Peru, not only install, but who seizes Cartagena.
Look Lima, which can be visited until late August at the Palace Hall, brings together not only record images that space and time but raises many stories and tradition.
There are 50 pictures of different families of Lima that reflect the many ways of being, to exist.
Of the many ways in which they live, work, and believe the Peruvians.
There are families of Arab origin, Japanese, Italian, several provinces.
All of our century Lima after all.
With this project, the authors wanted to help improve the living of his countrymen: we live isolated and small bubbles from which not go out for fear, mistrust and lack of information, among other factors, says Morgan.
The Peruvian capital is 8 million 432 000 inhabitants.
With questions Do we look hard enough?
Do we really know?, Born this photographic project whose primary objective is to show the cultural diversity of Peru.
The 50 families portrayed are anonymous.
They could be distant cousins, neighbors of childhood, the owner of the Chinese restaurant, the neighborhood tailor or fashion designer.
Anyone could be there.
All these families opened the doors of their houses and were released.
They chose their most beloved for, as in a play, to stage his own life: who they are, how they dream and what they believe.
They searched the elements that represent the most sincere.
Since I was a checkerboard of 17 blocks, Lima has always been a city of opportunity for those willing to progress arrived.
He has been both provincial migrants to the Italians, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Spanish, French or German, with their customs and beliefs, are enriching and multiplying the city for 478 years.
Look Lima is an invitation to visit Lima without prejudice and stroll through a plural, whose houses and streets reflected the world.
Morgana Vargas Llosa (Barcelona, ​​1974)
He has worked as a photojournalist since 1996.
His projects have included trips to Ecuador, Albania and Kosovo, and Israel to meet Israel's withdrawal from Gaza.
He has published books The Paradise photos, Israel-Palestine, Holy War and Peace or Iraq Journal.
Unravel NGO Promotes created by her and Paola Ugaz journalist, to get to light social issues that need further dissemination.
www.morganavargasllosa.com
Jaime Travezán (Lima, 1963)
He began his career as a photographer for the Peruvian newspaper El Comercio, while studying architecture.
In 1985 he moved to Europe and began working in fashion photography and portraits published in magazines and newspapers around the world without leaving the photo journalism, covering topics such as the war in Kosovo, and social projects such as children undergoing chemotherapy , among others.
British Professional Photographer magazine named him Photographer of the Year 2012.
www.jaimetravezan.com
David Tortora (Naples, 1969)
Art Director and Designer.
He studied architecture in Italy and specialized in interactive media design in London.
It has a long history in the fashion world for producing campaigns Moschino, Blumarine, Berardi, Max Mara and Kenzo.
His interests have gradually focused on the use of the image manipulated for photography.
In 2009 created a working group with photographer Jaime Travezán named Jeff orgina.
www.jefforgina.com
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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