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600 years of Mexican architecture through the eyes of Candida Höfer
Katherine Guimapang
2019-02-08T16:09:00-05:00
>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b9/b9f642e0422c22fbac30a08947567628.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>German-based photographer Candida Höfer has a long list of mesmerizing <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/726894/photographs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">photographs</a> and accolades. Her works primarily focus on capturing moments within empty social spaces and vacant public interiors. Through these projects, she focuses on exposing and highlighting "the social psychology of architecture". Recognized for her breathtaking large-format photos, Höfer's blend of photographic technicality and artistry are apparent in her most recent series, <em>In Mexico</em>. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/371e3768329c5ea3b30c35a7a91e6ce8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/371e3768329c5ea3b30c35a7a91e6ce8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Hospicio Cabañas Capilla Tolsá from Daniel Buren work in situ Guadalajara I 2015 © Candida Höfer, Köln / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. Courtesy: Sean Kelly, New York</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2f/2fb768d0376ff83ba855b64588ae952e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2f/2fb768d0376ff83ba855b64588ae952e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>“Hospicio Cabañas Guadalajara III,” 2015. (© Candida Höfer, Köln / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn) Courtesy: Sean Kelly, New York</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/3768e434e8bd51488761d34d66c0b275.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/3768e434e8bd51488761d34d66c0b275.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Convento de Santo Domingo Oaxaca IV 2015 © Candida Höfer, Köln / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. Courtesy: Sean Kelly, New York</figcaption></figure><p>In her series, images were taken during the course of her stay in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/798/mexico" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mexico</a> while participating in a cultural exchange in 2015. According to N...</p>