Herederos del alba
By: María Daniel Balcázar
Edition: Primera edición.
Publisher: Artes Gráficas Sagitario.
Published: 2021
Place of publication: [La Paz, Bolivia]
Language: spa
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9789917982708
Subjects: Bolivian Folklore; Pictorial works; Carnival; Artistic Photography; Social life and customs; Carnavals; Ouvrages illustrés; Photographie artistique; Art photography; Carnaval de Oruro (Oruro, Bolivia)
Work titles: Photographs
Description: The ancient inhabitants of Oruro, Bolivia called themselves "beings of the dawn". Their legacy is woven into the work of artisans, who through their art, revive the soul of the Andean and European deities and the memory of the African slaves. The Carnival of Oruro is one of Bolivia's richest cultural manifestations. Every year dancers perform ceremonial dance steps for several kilometers throughout the Andean highlands. Playing tarkas, trombones, cymbals and drums, they honor the Virgen del Socavón (Our Lady of the Mineshaft), the patron protector of miners. These beliefs and rituals are intrinsically linked to the vitality of mining, the central economic activity of pre-and post-colonial Bolivia. These artisans, musicians and dancers are the living recollection of their roots, culture and pre-colonial history. This is the second book of Maria Daniel Balcazar, a freelance documentary photographer. Most of her projects focus on the importance of traditions, their uniqueness and their universality, as sources of strength to survive and flourish, to resist, to adapt and to transcend adversity in everyday life and through extraordinary events. She has published two books which highlight the richness of syncretism, the depth of roots from different cultures and the continuous remaking of identity. "Kilombo", published by Burn.Books in 2019, is a tribute to the resilience and vitality of the African legacy in Brazil.
Notes: "burn is an evolving journal for emerging photographers." --publisher website.

"En colaboración con burn."--Colophon.

Issued in slipcase.

Includes bibliographical references.

Texts in English and Spanish.
Table of contents: title: Notes for a history of Oruro's Carnival = Notas para uma historia del carnaval de Oruro / Maria Luisa Soux; title: Survival of promesante: dancers in the Andes = Pervivencia de los danzantes: promesantes en los Andes / Carlos Ostermann.