"Times have changed and the story of La Cornuda de Tlacotalpan has been disappearing. People say that when you don't believe in something, it ceases to exist". [1]

La Cornuda de Tlacotalpan 

La Cornuda, that mysterious being who lives in the depths of the Papaloapan River in Veracruz Mexico, who appears to disappear, who frightens, scares away, and explains the inexplicable. In its attempt to survive the forgetfulness of modern times, it makes a decision that requires courage.

Leaving the river, crossing the threshold of the shore, transforming itself, and entering into Tlacotalpan´s town dimension.

While La Cornuda walks around invisible to the eyes of the community, photography reveals its new life through its inhabitants.

[1] Quote from an informal chat in a bar in Tlacotalpan town.

The central idea of the project on the legend of  La Cornuda de Tlacotalpan was to re-imagine the story in the face of its possible disappearance: involving the community of Tlacotalpan in Mexico and its memory, to re-invent the story through a collective, playful, and participatory re-construction.

The project is part of the ongoing collection of works entitled La memoria es un pantano (Memory is a swamp). These documentary works are based on research and the revisiting of myths, local stories, and oral traditions, aiming to embrace and retell these narratives in a changing contemporary world. The various projects seek to open spaces for collaboration, reframing perspectives and experimenting speculative narratives. Other projects in this collection include Shipwreck of Dreams and Buscando al Perro Familiar.

"Times have changed and the story of La Cornuda de Tlacotalpan has been disappearing. People say that when you don't believe in something, it ceases to exist". [1]

La Cornuda de Tlacotalpan 

La Cornuda, that mysterious being who lives in the depths of the Papaloapan River in Veracruz Mexico, who appears to disappear, who frightens, scares away, and explains the inexplicable. In its attempt to survive the forgetfulness of modern times, it makes a decision that requires courage.

Leaving the river, crossing the threshold of the shore, transforming itself, and entering into Tlacotalpan´s town dimension.

While La Cornuda walks around invisible to the eyes of the community, photography reveals its new life through its inhabitants.

[1] Quote from an informal chat in a bar in Tlacotalpan town.

The central idea of the project on the legend of  La Cornuda de Tlacotalpan was to re-imagine the story in the face of its possible disappearance: involving the community of Tlacotalpan in Mexico and its memory, to re-invent the story through a collective, playful, and participatory re-construction.