GRACIELA ITURBIDE/ DES OISEAUX

An organic dimension, linked to blood, flesh, mud, sweat, and the earth also permeates most of Graciela Iturbides images, for she has a special relationship with reality, choosing to capture unique moments with her lens. Birds and men cohabit and rub up against each other. From India to Mexico, gulls, eagles, pigeons, herons, and ravens invade mans space or insinuate their way into it in a serendipitous, solitary fashion. We feel both drawn and repulsed by the birds she photographs, their fragility and, on occasion, their menacing str...[Read more]