Let's talk Latin America
Let's talk Latin America
Bristolatino’s Literature Editor Isaac Norris attended this year’s edition of MUTEK México (19-25 Nov), an annual music festival held in the sprawling capital city. MUTEK festival is the biggest platform for innovative audiovisual experiences in Mexico. Over the past 15 years its devoted team of organizers have created an impeccable line-up year after year, always discovering unique venues […]
Following the 7th annual Copa Criadores, Bristolatino contributor Vladimir Lazareff gives us an insight into his experience of horse racing “a la mexicana”. During my stay in Mexico, I was lucky enough to experience a unique feature of Mexican culture: horse racing. Although I had already been to the races in the UK and France, I was […]
“It’s all in the mind, and my mind is beautiful” Maritza González is a visually impaired photographer, a ‘blind photographer’ if you may. Although upon hearing the term ‘blind photography’ one immediately thinks oxymoron, surely? If, as photographer India Rose Farman advised me, you perceive the camera as an extension of the body, or if you […]
Sam Benstead photography: The streets of Mexico City The first photograph shows a disused railway track that has been converted into a site for makeshift homes in the centre of Mexico City. The shacks extend for as far as the eye can see and are built from scrap metal, wood and plastic. Note the washing line and padlocks on […]