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89 Huicholes
By: Santiago Sierra
2006

89 Black Dots
By: Madie Fleishman
2014

"89 Huicholes" is an art piece consisting of 89 black and white photographs. The piece was created in 2006 in Western Mexico. The pictures represent 89 Huicholes, an tribe indigenous to Western Mexico. The art is entirely black and white pictures, with clear background and black frames. In addition the artist also positions all of its subjects in the same place in the frame to add unity to all of the pieces.The use of black and white pictures gives the artwork a more historic and old-fashioned tone. The art work while very simplistic and overall each piece looks really similar but when you begin to look closer you realize that every picture and person is unique. The artist is using this work to make a social statement. The Huicholes are a nomadic tribe who are constantly at odds with authorities over farming and property rights. The art is meant to display their shame and struggle to maintain their native traditions under pressure of being forced into labor pools. In my opinion, the artist puts the viewer in the role of the authorities, forcing us to view the people without faces. The authorities are forced to see people without emotion because their goal is to punish people no matter what the consequences.