Juchitan de Zaragosa is a city located in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca, Mexico. Due to the bottleneck effect created by the region’s location, the isthmus is known for its vibrancy and diversity and for holding women at the center of the family. Today, most Juchitan continues to practice their Zapotec tongue and live by their Native and European-influenced customs and traditions. Some of these traditions transcend colonization, including the affirmation of the third gender. Muxes or Muxhes are neither male nor female. A Muxe, in dilutive terms, is a gender outside of the binary that, at times, is sexually attracted to the same sex. Muxes, like many other pre-colonial queer identities, are affirmations that sexuality and gender are beyond a Christianized definition of morality. We, I speak of anyone that has lived the queer experience, are here and have always been here, even before the documented times.
Artist Bios
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Daniel Aros-Aguilar
Daniel Aros-Aguilar (he/she/them) is a gender non-conforming artist born in Colombia and now based in Harlem. Daniel grew up in Florida, where their family immigrated seeking refuge. Following their graduation from high school, Daniel transferred to BMCC in Manhattan. After leaving college without a degree, they began assisting photographer Mike Ruiz. They later started producing commercial and editorial work for Rachel Elliston Photographers. Daniel currently holds a residency at the BxArts Factory and is a recipient of the En Foco Photography Fellowship, 2022. That same year, they received the American Photographic Artists D.C. Chapter LGBTQIA+ Grant for their series “Sandunga Nunca Muere.”
Organizations
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Photoville
Founded in 2011 in Brooklyn, NY, Photoville was built on the principles of addressing cultural equity and inclusion, which we are always striving for, by ensuring that the artists we exhibit are diverse in gender, class, and race.
In pursuit of its mission, Photoville produces an annual, city-wide open air photography festival in New York City, a wide range of free educational community initiatives, and a nationwide program of public art exhibitions.
By activating public spaces, amplifying visual storytellers, and creating unique and highly innovative exhibition and programming environments, we join the cause of nurturing a new lens of representation.
Through creative partnerships with festivals, city agencies, and other nonprofit organizations, Photoville offers visual storytellers, educators, and students financial support, mentorship, and promotional & production resources, on a range of exhibition opportunities.
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Sandunga Nunca Muere
Featuring: Daniel Aros-Aguilar
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