Rama: a portrait of the indigenous people of Eastern Nicaragua
Saturday, January 15, 2022
5-8pm 455A Valencia street, SF
afterward an abbreviated show of this work can be viewed by appointment at 12 Elgin Park SF CA 94103
through Feb. 18
- Steve Molnar
Rama: a portrait of the indigenous people of Eastern Nicaragua
Photography
Documentary photographer, Steve Molnar, captures daily ways of life in various communities of Nicaragua in this series, with a focus on the indigenous population of the Rama.
Molnar took his lens to the fishing community of the Bay Area, various festivals in California, boxing in the east bay, as well as landscapes in Death Valley. The series presented here is from seven trips to Nicaragua between 2014 and 2018.
The intimacy and deep engagement with the cultures, individuals and communities he photographs is illumined in the aesthetic quality and emotional tone of each photograph. Molnar prints his film himself with traditional gelatin silver prints. His work has been acquired by the Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley, as well as by private collectors.
Link to "go fund me" for medical supplies for the Rama:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/health-center-for-the-rama?qid=b54293cd2cff44...

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Returning home, Rama Cay, Nicaragua, gelatin silver print
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Man in Water, Nicaragua, gelatin silver print
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"Planting Yucca," Nicaragua, gelatin silver print
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Portrait of boy, Nicaragua, gelatin silver print
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Rama home, Nicaragua, gelatin silver print
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Portrait of Man, Nicaragua, gelatin silver print
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Bath, Nicaragua, gelatin silver print
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"Market Day St. Lucia" Nicaragua, gelatin silver print
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Main street Puerto Principe, gelatin silver print
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Three Women at a political rally, La Fonseca, gelatin silver print
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Children of Bankukuk Taik, gelatin silver print
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Dance, La Fonseca, gelatin silver print
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Setting the gillnet, Bankukuk Taik, gelatin silver print
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General store, Puerto Principe, gelatin silver print
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Bar, Market Day, El Dorado, gelatin silver print
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Ghutrie gathering coconuts, Bankukuk Taik, gelatin silver print
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Young woman in her kitchen, Bankukuk Taik, gelatin silver print
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Landscape, Nicaragua, gelatin silver print