March 2020-March 2021. LACP shared online all of the photographs by the 12 photographers chosen for Project 2020.

The photographs in this exhibit are part of long-term project I began in 2011. Since then, I have been traveling to various communities in Mexico to witness and document traditions that are part of the fabric of Mexican culture.

The term “sacred” invokes two distinct definitions of the word: that which is holy, and that which is a cherished part of the life of a community. Though all the festivals I have photographed tie back in some way to the religious calendar (Mardi Gras, after all, is the day before Lent), only about half of them celebrate the deeply held beliefs of the Catholic faith. Other images portray a profound sense of tradition, identity, and community that is every bit as intensely felt.

Aline Smithson wrote an article about the exhibit for Lenscratch.

Please follow the link below for more information on the project, which is available for travel.

Installation photographs courtesy of Julia Dean.