If I would have to choose a photograph, maybe would be this one. This picture belong to the "Boxeadores" serie of the chilean photographer Paz Errázuriz. The boxers are one of the most iconic works of Errázuriz. In this photo we can see a young man, shirtless and posing in a simple staging. I like the sincerity and the austerity of this photo, a sober black and white. Stand out the body and the face of this young man, this elements represent the sacrifice, the pain and raw life. This photo symbolize the neglect of the society, the existential drama of living in a body that depend of a historic structure. We can see the face of loss: although the boxer win a fight, actually he never wins, he lived for a lost cause. His body load with the weight of some more than the punchs and the hurts, he carry on in his back the weight of the senseless. He is an anti-heroe like Sísifo.
Sísifo has to carry up a huge rock over a hill, and when finish, must be start again. This is his punishment, his divine penalty for try to fool his destination. Like Sísifo, the young boxer have to fight again and again for nothing, but he do it with honor, we can see the dignity in his eyes. In his arms we can see the veins stand out: he will continue fighting a fight that not belong him, but wich in turn belong to us all.
No comments:
Post a Comment