Publications
Por Maniobras de un Terceto
The images collected in Por Maniobras De Un Terceto span over 10 years of the artist's personal archive that consist of Clara's family albums. The images, themselves, are existential depictions of organic matter and celestial representations of the female cannon, all of which are themes that seem to personify the artist, herself. However, the book's self-portraits are far from being self-referential: they compose a jigsaw of collages that lead the viewer to understand the author's unification with her past ancestors and, further, realize her position in the universe to the final point of distinguishment.
SHORTLISTED
The Book Awards 2020 / The Author’s Book Award, Arles, Paris.
Premio al mejor libro de fotografía del año 2020 / PHotoESPAÑA, Madrid.
Por Maniobras de un Terceto | Photobook (2019)
Editors: Alejandro Cartagena and Clara de Tezanos
Design: Xouse Studio
Printing: Kenny Siliezar
Production: Julie Galicia
Self published, printed in Guatemala
118 pages / 6.5” x 8.5” / 200 copies / First Edition
Piedra-Padre, Universo
Piedra-Padre, Universo explores a narrative traveling through the movements of a geometrically polygonal current that manifests the father's figure, embedded childhood, the weight of our ancestors, and the astonishment of this immense universe. The sensation that emulates the juxtaposition of images in a rhythm of both expansion and restriction takes us to an occult map, toward constellations foreign and familiar exposing an existential drama. The prism spins dorsal from all the trauma, revealing the symbolism of the artist's personal quest toward the shadows and mystery hidden within the universe. The repetition of specific images redounds on multidimensional layers generating metaphors freely. The figure of a father relating to the geology of a rock, restricted, which is dense and heavy but transmutes to be the final inspector of a prism, creating the dialogue of an autobiographical work that circulates in an infinite spiral.
SHORTLISTED
Paris Photo 2018 / Aperture Foundation Book Awards, Paris, France.
Reading Room de PHotoESPAÑA 2018 / Grupo Sur, Madrid, Spain.
Month of Photography 2018 / Los Angeles, United States.
Photobook Show 2018 / Cork, Ireland.
Athens Photo Festival 2018 / Athens, Greece.
Singapore International Photography Festival 2018 / Singapore.
Best Photo Book List 2018 / PHmuseum, Online Platform.
FOLA Photobook Award 2018 / Argentina.
Photobook Show 2018 / Griffin Museum of Photography, United States.
FOTOFILMIC18 Shortlist Show / Vancouver, Canada.
International Photography Awards (IPA) 2018 / New York, United States.
Piedra-Padre, Universo | Photobook (2018)
Editors: Alejandro Cartagena and Clara de Tezanos
Designers: David Bozareyes, Rodrigo Morales, Alejandro Cartagena and Clara de Tezanos
Production: Julie Galicia
Self published, printed in Guatemala
130 pages / 6.5” x 8.5” / 250 copies / First Edition
Lenguajes de Luz
This history-defining book is the first of its kind, providing comprehensive and artistic documentation on the history of photography in Guatemala. Its composition holds two principal parts: first is the chronological review of emerging photography dating back from 19th century Europe to Guatemala's contemporary era. The second, composed of thematic chapters, provides a better context for understanding the historical development of photography as a practice of art in our country.
The book is carefully divided into a separate chapter through the curation of a diverse roster of the most prestigious academics and scholars of art in Guatemala. Finalized, the book offers one of the most generous accounts of Guatemalan images and photographs.
With this documentation, La Fototeca seeks to be an acknowledged source for national bibliographical heritage. Additionally, it is desiring to recognize, value, and investigate the work realized by so many Guatemalas utilizing photography as an artistic medium.
Lenguajes de Luz: Dos Siglos de Fotografía en Guatemala (1844–2018)
Curator
Martín Fernández Ordoñez
Editors
Clara de Tezanos y Martín Fernández Ordoñez
Proofreader and Translator
Beatriz Quevedo
Writers
Luis Pedro Taracena
Alejandro Marré
Rodrigo Fernández Ordoñez
Rosina Cazali
Gabriel Rodríguez Pellecer
Luisa González-Reiche
Anaís García
Anabella Acevedo
Josselyn Pinto
Martín Fernández Ordoñez
