MEXICAN PHOTO EXHIBITIONS: “FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE EYE” AND “THE GODDESS MAYAHUELS WHITE LIQUER”

Two Mexican photo exhibitions from the Casasola Archive by brothers Agustín Víctor y Miguel Casasola. Capturing fascinating moments of the early 20th century Mexico, “From the Kitchen to the Eye” displays the kitchen, the dining room, as well as other dining spaces that are either improvised or related to different social events. Similarly, these photos portray the different protagonists behind the art of food, the collective that shapes the dining ritual; common women and men that aren’t ashamed to put the culture in their mouths, satisfying their gustatory predilections and social inclinations. The second exhibition, “The Goddess Mayahuels white liquer” shows the traditions related to the maguey plant An inseparable part of the Mexican landscape, and one of its derivatives, the pulque beverage, are considered important symbols of the Mexican culture. This exhibition emphasizes the intention of the brothers Víctor and Miguel Agustín Casasola, to build a documentary portrait of an era in which the use of pulque formed part of the everyday lives of a large sector of the Mexican world.

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