There is excitement among some Tapatios that has nothing to do with the Atlas victory or jousting with piñatas at their posada.
It could be seen in the young people entering the University of Guadalajara’s Museo de las Artes for a photography exhibition that has barely received publicity yet. “Las Miradas del Mundo” (the looks, gazes or glances of the world) showcases the prolific Eduardo Moreno, who was born and educated here but has spent years affiliated with the United Nations, living around the globe, notably throughout Africa, in India and, yes, Mexico too.
Called a social and urban photographer, Moreno is an architect with a master’s in sociology and doctorate in urban geography. With his impressive education, worldwide trajectory and raft of prestigious photography prizes, he is thus is a native son in whom locals, especially those educated at the UdG, apparently take pride. Moreno’s stature was evident in the droves of young people, from appearances UdG art students, viewing his exhibit.
One person’s wow is another person’s yawner, but I concur with those students, finding myself blown away by almost all Moreno’s photos and marveling that the people and places he depicts actually exist—and in recent times! Of course, Moreno goes off the tourist track, to inhospitable places such as refugee settlements in Africa and alleys in Lebanon and India.
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