The image I chose for my artist is Nuestra Señora de Las Iguanas by Graciela Iturbide. The reason I chose this image is because it is one of her most known and best work. I was really confused about this image when I first saw it because she is wearing an iguana crown and I was confused why. This women was shot in Juchitan de Zaragoza. Our Lady of the Iguanas shows the power and dignity of a Zapotec woman, who carried on her head live iguanas that form a bizarre crown. The way the image is taken it is focused on the women and the background is a little blurred out so you won’t lose the concentration from the women in the center of the image. The women is looking at the camera in a way defiant to demonstrate her power as a Zapotec women who is not afraid to wear an iguana crown. In addition, Iturbide focused this image on the Indigenous Zapotec people in the town of Juchitan, in southern Mexico, where women dominate all aspects of social life, from the economy to religious rituals. This is what makes this image so powerful because in plain eye sight it is only an image of a lady wearing an unusual iguana crown but once you actually focus on everything Itubide was trying to demonstrate with this image you realize how powerful it is. It is signifying not only the roots of Juchitan but the strength of women in Zapotec and their influence.
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