María Sabina by Nicolás Rosenfeld
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in Santa Fe, Argentina, drawing since a little child, in the last years likes to represent the world of sacred plants, psychedelia, dreams and the bizarre life.
Through illustrations seeks to make public ancient and current psychonauts, portraying them and incorporating clues about their work.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Mazatec Stories and Memories
This project contains one of the most comprehensive collections of Mazatec records, textiles, historical artifacts, and video and sound recordings compiled by a member of their community. Among these items are hundreds of previously unpublished documents, images, and photographs of dozens of Mazatec healers, including never-before-seen videos of the life of the renowned healer, chojn chijné (woman of knowledge) María Sabina.
Your contribution will help cover the restoration costs of the HMM collection. These activities include:
- Digitization of videographic and bibliographic materials
- Restoration of textiles, photographs, video tapes and archaeological artifacts
- Training in the maintenance of museum collections
- Catalog construction
- Translation of documents
The curator and guardian of this collection, Inti García Flores, is a Mazatec historian from La Salle University in Puebla and a high school teacher in San Mateo Yoloxochitlan. He and his family have been working for years to restore the invaluable and unique collection of videos, photographs, and documents that his father, Renato García Dorantes, produced throughout his life documenting the history and traditions of the Mazatec community.
Unfortunately, due to a lack of resources and the conditions in the Sierra Mazateca, many of these documents, photographs, and videos are deteriorating rapidly or are in urgent need of restoration. We encourage you to consider supporting this initiative to prevent the loss of this invaluable historical treasure.
