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- ISBN 9788862088558
- Weight: 880g
- Dimensions: 287 x 215mm
- Publication Date: 28 May 2026
- Publisher: Damiani
- Publication City/Country: IT
- Product Form: Hardback
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These stunning and provocative black and white portraits of a new generation of gay, trans, and street performers in Mexico City taken by queer and fine art photographer Pieter Henket express the acute vulnerability and strength of their individual ways of breaking bonds that constrain their true identities.
Dutch photographer Pieter Henket's (born 1979) Birds of Mexico City is a collection of portraits created in the years following the Covid-19 pandemic. During Henket's extended time in Mexico City, he and stylist Chino Castilla fostered a collaborative creative environment where participants could gather, experiment and express themselves freely. The space became a vibrant meeting point for dancers, mask-makers, designers and performers - each engaging with the interplay between Mexico's deeply rooted cultural symbolism and the liberating possibilities of modern self-expression. Within this setting, Henket and Castilla worked closely with each participant to craft portraits that reflect both the tension and the harmony between inherited traditions and lived identity. The book is structured in three thematic parts: "The Divine Feminine," "The Masculine" and "Mexican Culture and Artifacts". Together, these sections offer a layered visual narrative tracing how contemporary Mexican youth engage with and reinterpret the cultural, spiritual and historical forces that shape them.
The book includes original poems written by the portrait subjects, developed in collaboration with and guided by Renata Juárez Huerdo.
Dutch photographer Pieter Henket's (born 1979) Birds of Mexico City is a collection of portraits created in the years following the Covid-19 pandemic. During Henket's extended time in Mexico City, he and stylist Chino Castilla fostered a collaborative creative environment where participants could gather, experiment and express themselves freely. The space became a vibrant meeting point for dancers, mask-makers, designers and performers - each engaging with the interplay between Mexico's deeply rooted cultural symbolism and the liberating possibilities of modern self-expression. Within this setting, Henket and Castilla worked closely with each participant to craft portraits that reflect both the tension and the harmony between inherited traditions and lived identity. The book is structured in three thematic parts: "The Divine Feminine," "The Masculine" and "Mexican Culture and Artifacts". Together, these sections offer a layered visual narrative tracing how contemporary Mexican youth engage with and reinterpret the cultural, spiritual and historical forces that shape them.
The book includes original poems written by the portrait subjects, developed in collaboration with and guided by Renata Juárez Huerdo.
Pieter Henket is a Dutch photographer who lives and works between New York and Europe. His visual language draws inspiration from seventeenth-century painting. Among his most notable projects is Congo Tales, a work created in collaboration with Congolese communities in which photography and myth intertwine, as well as the publications The Way I See It (2013) and Stars to the Sun (2014). Alongside these projects, Henket is widely recognized for his portraits of public figures from the worlds of music, art, and entertainment, including the iconic cover of Lady Gaga’s debut album, The Fame. His work has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Museum de Fundatie in the Netherlands, and Museum Barberini in Germany, and is held in numerous collections worldwide, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Renata Juárez Huerdo is a writer, poet, and cultural entrepreneur based in Mexico City. Her work centers on identity, gender, and cultural memory. She is the author of Muxelandia, a photo-essay on the muxes of Juchitán, and co-founder of Tradición del Comal, a culinary initiative that won the 2020 Food and Travel Resilience Award. She is currently active in programming at Casa de la Literatura Gabriel García Márquez and hosts immersive cultural experiences in Mexico City.
Renata Juárez Huerdo is a writer, poet, and cultural entrepreneur based in Mexico City. Her work centers on identity, gender, and cultural memory. She is the author of Muxelandia, a photo-essay on the muxes of Juchitán, and co-founder of Tradición del Comal, a culinary initiative that won the 2020 Food and Travel Resilience Award. She is currently active in programming at Casa de la Literatura Gabriel García Márquez and hosts immersive cultural experiences in Mexico City.
