Eric Mindling Oaxaca Stories in Cloth Talk

1610 Lena Street,Santa Fe NM 87505

23 May, 2022

Description

Immerse in rich stories as Eric speaks of Oaxaca and rooted humanity in collaboration with the Santa Fe Literary Festival. This talk will peek into ancient, living humanity and explore cultures of belonging, roots and elderhood. It will draw on the 2-year photo documentary work done to create the book, Oaxaca Stories in Cloth. This book presents an elegant portrait of indigenous cultural diversity and creative humanity in southern Mexico. Eric will reflect on his own rootlessness and some of the grounded, cultural wisdom he has encountered in his 25 years of immersion in Oaxaca, Mexico. The talk is hosted in the intimate and beautiful setting of Living Threads Studio. The is a showroom, gathering space, and workshop showcasing hand-woven, natural-fiber textiles from cashmere to yak, Oaxacan pottery, and the fine art documentary photography featured in Oaxaca Stories in Cloth. Fine art documentary photographer, author and entrepreneur, Eric founded a cultural a tourism company called Traditions Mexico, has written two books that share insights into traditional knowledge; Fire and Clay, The Art of Oaxacan Pottery, and the award-winning Oaxaca Stories in Cloth, co-created the first ever traveling exhibition focused on the potters of indigenous Mexico, presented a TEDx and helped raise two daughters. Eric currently lives in Santa Fe and is the co-owner of Living Threads Studio.