A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY 322 Royal Street New Orleans, LA 70117 Telephone 504-568-1313 Fax 504-568-1322 www.agallery.com * * * * * March 15, 1997 A Gallery for Fine Photography 322 Royal Street presents an exhibition of original photographs by JOSEPHINE SACABO "El Mundo Inalcanzable de Susana San Juan" Homenaje a Juan Rulfo April 17 through June 8, 1997 Reception for the Artist: Thursday, April 17, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Josephine Sacabo lives and works in New Orleans and has been influenced by the unique ambience of the city. A native of Laredo, Texas, she was educated in New York at Bard College. Finding inspiration in poets such as Rilke, Baudelaire, Garcia-Lorca and Huidobro, Sacabo conveys her passion for literature through her photographs. "Poetry and photography are both a task of distillation, a way to bring the complexities of the world down to one perfect image." -Josephine Sacabo Josephine Sacabo's newest portfolio, "El Mundo Inalcanzable de Susana San Juan," is a series of photographs based on the novel "Pedro Paramo", a tragic myth of Mexico by Juan Rulfo. Set in a town in ruins, the story of Susana San Juan is revealed through Sacabo's beautifully haunting images. Surrounded by cruelty, senseless violence, and death, Susana San Juan is forced to take refuge in madness. Speaking from her tomb in a series of memories and delusions, Susana San Juan reveals her "unreachable world", the inner world to which she has fled for protection from the ravages around her. Sacabo's images convey the haunted spirit of a woman for whom madness is salvation. Une Femme HabitŽe, by Josephine Sacabo, is available in hardcover For more information, please call 568-1313.