Cuando Hay Luna Llena La Marea Sube

César Rodríguez
Cuando Hay Luna Llena La Marea Sube

Photographs: César Rodríguez

Publisher: KWY Ediciones

58 pages

Year: 2025

Price: 50 €

Comments: Sewed softcover, black and white photographs, 21 x 29 cm, limited edition of 350 copies.

The book is a visual and testimonial exploration of coastal communities in Mexico facing the devastation of the sea. Affected by erosion and climate change, these populations are witnessing the disappearance not only of their homes, but also of their culture, traditions, and way of life.

Most of the photographs were taken on analog film. By deliberately using cameras with "flaws," such as light leaks or unstable mechanisms, the photographer relinquished total control of the image, resulting in fragmented and incomplete photographs. This choice is not accidental: it is a direct analogy to the landscapes of these communities, also broken, interrupted, and in the process of disappearing. The light that filters through the negatives transforms the image into a witness to a loss.

The photobook was also conceived from the friction between its pages, where some images are fragmented and only acquire meaning when folded. Just as water and salt slowly erode walls, the passage of time and the reader leave their mark on the pages, revealing hidden layers of a shared history.

This photobook intertwines images with voices: portraits of a fragile present alongside the testimonies of those who resist, remember, and rebuild from loss. A visual document that seeks to make visible an urgent reality.