The light of Xibalba.
Mexico: 2020 - 2021
Xibalba is the name given by the Maya K’iche ’ to world below the surface of the earth. It sits under our feet. This underworld is : the Cenotes, the caverns and the caves of the Mayan world. Home of the lords of death, Xibalba collects the souls of the Mayans and takes them at the level of divinity.
The perpetual struggle of light against darkness, of life against death. Cenotes (Ts’ono’ot in Maya), Portal where a fantastic interplay of light and darkness takes place. Nothing is life, nothing is dead, everything is nuance.
Transcribe the nuances, colors, shadows and the grandiosity of the place and the emotion of this unique world, is not easy.
The panoramic format was imposed on me without concession by the place. I had to carry a heavy tripod to fix my camera to it to ensure the long exposures, necessary to capture all the emotion of the cave.
Heavenly Antechamber
The Colossus, Guardian of Light
Green window
Light and shadow
Sulfur Mist
The jade eye
Struggle of the Light
Light curtain
Ghostly Raft
The Eye of Tsuuk Kaan