On the Verge of Silence
On the Verge of Silence explores the relationship between Indigenous languages and biodiversity in Oaxaca, Mexico. Through photography and reporting, the project documents communities whose languages carry generations of ecological knowledge, from medicinal plants and traditional agriculture to relationships with forests, animals, and the land itself. As Indigenous languages disappear, the project asks what else is being lost with them, revealing how cultural and biological diversity are deeply intertwined.
A boundary marker between Tamazulapam del Espíritu Santo and San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla, two towns in Sierra Mixe on the way to Tlahuitoltepec.
Local Mixe women performing a ritual in Mixe at the cemetery in Santa María Tlahuitoltepec before the Day of the Dead.
A teacher and students from Santa María Tlahuitoltepec are looking at the educational material created to learn Mixe language at the basketball ground close to the main square in the village during the event dedicated to Mixe language and the materials children create at schools.
A discarded television at the edge of the road from Oaxaca towards Sierra Norte region. Technology impacts the use of indigenous languages.
Roots and torn trunks echo against the outline of a living tree in the fog above San Pedro Sochiapam.
A misty day in Totontepec Villa de Morelos.