12/09/2023
2023世界新聞攝影展10.21登場!
展場|studio 94仰德大道二段94號
展期|10am-7pm/週一休館/2023.10.21-11.12
《美麗毒藥》
關於 北美洲/中美洲
Cristopher Rogel Blanquet /墨西哥籍
歐盟、中國、美國及其他國家已因健康與造成環境風險而禁用某些農藥,但有時他們仍合法出售這些化學物質到勞力低廉的國家,然後再從國外進口使用過這些農藥的產品。雖然墨西哥政府已經開始採取行動抵制這樣的雙重標準,市面上仍流通著一些有毒的殺蟲劑,這些殺蟲劑的使用準則也未全面強制執行。攝影師設法紀錄格雷羅市鎮上種植花卉的家族,希望讓人們注意到墨西哥花卉區的農藥使用對環境與人類造成的影響,並描述有關當局對該區域醫療保健的忽視,同時呼籲消費者在購買花卉時應承擔責任。
Cristopher Rogel Blanquet為蓋帝圖像的特約記者,由尤金史密斯人道獎助金和墨西哥國家文化藝術基金會的國家藝術創作者協會贊助創作。
《Beautiful Poison》
Cristopher Rogel Blanquet /Mexican
The EU, China, the US, and other countries that have banned certain agrichemicals due to health and environmental risks still sometimes legally sell these substances to countries where labor is cheap and then import the products grown abroad. Although the Mexican government has begun to take steps against such double standards, some toxic pesticides remain on the market, and guidelines for their use are not always enforced. The photographer sought to document flower-growing families in Villa Guerrero in order to raise awareness of the environmental and human impact of agrichemicals in the Mexican flower belt and portray the authorities’ neglect of healthcare in the region, as well as to call attention to consumers’ responsibilities when buying flowers.
Cristopher Rogel Blanquet is supported by a W. Eugene Smith Grant and the National System of Art Creators FONCA. He is a stringer for Getty Images.