For the past two years, Riverside County artist Chris Engholm has photographed in Quiche, Tzutujil, and Ixill villages, witnessing daily life and ritual first-had, not to mention climbing erupting volcanoes and wandering ancient cities like Copan, Tikal and Quirigua. On the shores of Lake Atitlan in the village of Santiago, he came to know and photograph village elders, shamans, and caretakers of Maximon, the revered local saint and spiritual leader. In this series of 45 richly colored photographic prints, we experience "legendary" Guatemala devotion. Like the country itself, the pictures extend one's perception of color and underscore the tension between indigenous and modern identity.

Date: April 25, 2008 - May, 2008
Reception: Friday, April 25, 2008 from 5:30 - 7:30pm
Location: Reflective Image Gallery, 221 E Columbine Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92707

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