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01/02/2025

This and that… and words I carry with me into the new year.

Full of gratitude for the journey 🤍

12/20/2024

Ending the year with from New Mexico.

Las Norteñas is one of the oldest Escaramuza teams that started in Ciudad Juarez, MX in the 1950’s and was later revived by some of its original members so they could continue riding after they moved to the United States and left their family teams. Today it is lead by the mother-daughter duo Veronica Martinez and Bibiana Candelaria.

I have so much respect and admiration for all the escaramuzas I’ve spoken to and photographed over the last two years. Witnessing your passion and dedication, and being let into your world has enriched my life. Thank you for sharing your stories, and thank you for trusting me. ❤️

Exciting things happening for this work in 2025, stay tuned!

11/14/2024

Escaramuza Rayenari

Scottsdale, AZ 11.24

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Film process and scan

11/04/2024

Thank you and Sophie Wright for the interview now on lensculture.com:

In her striking collection of portraits, Constance Jaeggi explores Escaramuza—a female-led equestrian performance—and its significance in Mexican-American identity, cementing its place in the monolithic history of the American West.

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“Escaramuza is an example of cultural preservation in an era where globalization often dilutes local traditions; a way of keeping customs and stories of past generations alive by passing down skills and technique from one generation to the next. It is a celebration of heritage. It is also a source of personal empowerment for many of the women involved, providing a strong sense of identity and pride and challenging traditional gender roles by showcasing women as skilled equestrians and leaders in their communities. This empowerment is not only personal but also communal, as it helps redefine gender norms within a cultural context.

I have come to think of Escaramuza as a sort of road map. It contributes to a sense of understanding, for the practitioners, of where they come from, where they are going and who they are. It’s a uniting element between generations, between family members, between past, present and future.”

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For more: Lensculture.com
Interview by Sophie Wright

Image:
Portrait of Yamilex, Naomy and Katie
Nampa, ID

Process and scan

10/29/2024

Escaramuza Zacatecanas

Des Moines, IO

From the project Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home
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10/25/2024

Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home in the streets of Ioannina, Greece last month as part of the ❤️

10/15/2024

Today and tomorrow the English department at TCU is hosting a panel and reading on our project Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home:

“Join us today and tomorrow to learn more about Escaramuza, a Mexican equestrian event where teams of women perform synchronized horseback riding routines. 🇲🇽

A moderated panel and reading will trace Constance Jaeggi’s photographic portrait series that celebrates Latinx and ranching culture and highlights the beautiful and courageous women of Mexican rodeo.

Guests can expect an intimate portraiture through photographic documentary into the lives of the young horsewomen behind the vibrant pageantry and the poetry that gives voice to their experience.

And don’t forget to check out Soldaderas to Amazonas: Escaramuzas Charras at the National Cowgirl Museum through March 22nd!”

Photo:
Escaramuza Sueño Dorado, Nampa, IDsueno.dorado
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10/13/2024

I’m so excited to be returning to my alma matter, , this Tuesday to participate in a panel discussion on our project Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home alongside the inspiring and mediated by ✨

On Wednesday, will be reading from the collection of poetry they wrote for the project and we will be hosted by on Thursday for another panel discussion. If you are in Fort Worth this week, please join us! All three events are free to attend.

Tuesday 10/15
Moderated panel
TCU NEEL 2303A

Wednesday 10/16
Poetry reading
TCU SCHAR 1001

Thursday 10/17
Moderated panel @5:30pm
National Cowgirl Museum

10/07/2024

The last ten days were the best of our lives. We got married and ran off into the wilderness 🌲

09/13/2024

Fabiola

Nampa, ID
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Film process and scan

09/10/2024

I met with Escaramuza Reinas Del Valle while in Idaho a few weeks ago and love the images we made together.

This team will be traveling to San Luis Potosí next month and competing in the National Charreria Championships. They will be the first team from Idaho to compete in Mexico.

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09/07/2024

Escaramuza Sueño Dorado

Nampa, ID

August, 2024

08/21/2024

Kipahulu, HI

August 2024

I’ve been making some personal work recently and allowing myself to explore. Wendell Berry keeps coming to mind…

“Always in the big woods when you leave familiar ground and step off alone into a new place there will be, along with feelings of curiosity and excitement, a little nagging of dread. It is the ancient fear of the Unknown, and it is your first bond with the wilderness you are going into (…) It is an experience of our essential loneliness, for nobody can discover the world for anybody else (…) And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and joyful, by which we arrive at the ground at our feet, and learn to be at home.”

08/12/2024

Poem by ire’ne lara silva

Part of our project Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home

08/06/2024

I’m looking for more escaramuza teams willing to be a part of my project Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home as I prepare to turn it into a book. Looking for teams from Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Minnesota, and Nevada. Please message me if you are interested, and please share!

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