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The indigenous Mixtec people live in southern Mexico, the cradle of corn cultivation. Once rich in tradition and resources, ‘the people of the clouds’ are now battling extreme poverty. Ground erosion, cheap corn imported from the USA, corruption – increasing numbers of Mixtec are leaving their homeland. Matt Black traced the migrants’ path back to their origins. His long-term project asks, what remains when everyone has left?

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Matt Black

The work of American photographer Matt Black focusses on themes such as migration, agriculture, poverty and the environment in his Californian homeland as well as in southern Mexico. His work has been recognized with awards from the Magnum Foundation, World Press Photo and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

www.mattblack.com