Pyramid
Publisher: RM/Toluca Editions
Published: 2015
Language: eng; spa
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9788415118480
Description: The project Pyramid began with the idea of bringing into question these two main concepts: history and the role it plays in the contemporary world, and the collective social concept of identity. Throughout my previous projects (Terrazo, Natura and Acapulco), the theme of history has remained a constant, both conceptually or as a visual reference. However, for the Pyramid project it is the main narrative thread. I am interested in understanding how the social construct of identity is created and if it indeed holds any relevance to the contemporary world. For this, I have been photographing the contemporary urban interpretation of Mexico's archeological prehispanic past, as well as the real pyramids and archeological remains. It is within these historically opposing spaces that Pyramid relies: a fiberglass Olmec head decorating the tunnel entrance to a high-class neighborhood, modern day architecture that cannot escape it´s fundamental influences, suburbian upper middle-class homes decorated with unclear archeological motives, contemporary pyramids built by anonymous architects confronting the original pyramids, which appear static and silent through the passing of time, resisting (miracoulsy) the impingement of the new civilization.--Artist's website.

In Pyramid, Mexican photographer Pablo Lopez Luz (born 1979) depicts the strong presence of pre-Hispanic culture in Mexico City. Documenting the pyramidal patterns scattered throughout the capital, Luz explores the ways in which modern architecture and vernacular taste update these symbolic forms in contemporary urban contexts.--Publisher.