jo mayr Germany

La casa del sol

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La casa del sol Photojournalism and Documentary Color (Digital)

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Country: Germany
Category: Photography
Theme: Photojournalism and Documentary
technique and supports: Color (Digital)
At Artelista since: Saturday 30th of June 2007
Tags: sol, fotografia, guatemala, fenomeno

Artwork description

El 29 de Abril 2007 se presentó una aureola sobre la ciudad de Poptún, Petén en Guatemala que se mantuvo a partir del medio día durante tres horas. La gente dice que el fenómeno es una señal que se van a morir aquellas personas del pueblo con más edad.

Datos de la foto original (la toma no ha sido manipulada):
Cámera: Gsmart mini2
Resolución: 1600x1200
Tamaño: 312 kb

Artist information

The art pieces shown here are (replicas) reprints drawn from the original Mayan underworld petroglyphs found in Naj Tunich caves. The artist uses mixed technique on a piece of domestic clay pottery.

The chambers of Naj Tunich were discovered by the hunter and farmer Bernabé Pop in the year 1979. This archeological site is found near the location of La Compuerta, about 35 km west of Poptún, Petén in Guatemala.

The first human prints located inside the cave --with an extension of...

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