Recalling Christ, Consumerism and Chile’s Coup – The New York Times

Recalling Christ, Consumerism and Chile’s Coup

The ambrotypes of Mauricio Toro-Goya are dense tableaux that blend the graphic horrors of Chile’s post-coup repression with Christ’s passion.

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The contradictions of religion in Latin America have long fascinated Mauricio Toro-Goya. The Chilean photographer has devoted much of his attention to producing ambrotypes that offer unsettling tableaux about events and attitudes in a region that, on the one hand, is deeply religious, yet has also been the setting for merciless political violence and harsh economic reforms.