Publisher's Synopsis
The book is the result of Axle Contemporary's mobile portrait project which took place in South-Central and South-Western New Mexico in August, September, and October, 2024. The book contains 850 photographic portraits, images of the project in action, essays by the artists and a by Rosemary Leyva. The Axle Contemporary free portrait studio was open to all people, in the communities of Belen, Deming, Lordsburg, Columbus, Truth or Consequences, Hatch, Socorro, Magdalena, Pie Town, Zuni, Pine Hill, Grants, Acoma, Las Cruces, and Silver City. Each participant held a small personal object in their portrait. Photos were immediately printed in the mobile studio --one given to the participant and one pasted to the exterior of the mobile studio-gallery. The cover is a blend off all the portraits.
