Archival pigment prints
60×40 in
Limited edition of 5 +3AP
2014

“When the organizers of the Nrmal music festival in Monterrey, Mexico, invited him to photograph during the festival, Cartagena created his series, “Bliss,” a nostalgic, somewhat therapeutic way for him to revisit the time during his childhood that was filled with pure joy. His assistant, who also works as a cinematographer, set up a dark background with a single spotlight and Cartagena then went around asking people who he identified with or who reminded him of his younger self if he could photograph them dancing. While he was often rejected—many people in Mexico are still camera-shy out of fear of being kidnapped—Cartagena would shoot those who agreed for just five minutes, around 50 frames per person”. — David Rosenberg for Slate

Limited Edition Prints Available through: Assembly. Patricia Conde Gallery. Kopeikin Gallery. Edelman Gallery. Etherton Gallery. Circuit Gallery