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Constance Jaeggi Photography, Old Garner, Weatherford, TX (2025)

04/19/2025

A beautiful space to celebrate Escaramuza!

Thank you and the whole team for bringing the work to Chicago and for an unforgettable evening.

and for making this such a rewarding journey

And all the charras who trusted us!

And my gorgeous friends and family for your love and support ❤️

04/17/2025

Now on view:

200 linear feet of exhibition walls at designed by for .

A Choreography of identity, history, and design. Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home is a collaborative exhibition between photographic artist Constance Jaeggi, and Texas State Poet Laureate .

Their work explores identity, ancestry and resistance through contemporary Mexican American women’s equestrian performance, and by extension, the historical soldaderas of the Mexican revolution.

04/04/2025

Excited to share that Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home is one of the winners of the Belfast Photo Festival 2025 Open Submission 💫

Grateful to the panel of judges who reviewed my work and congratulations to the winners! See you in Ireland in June!

04/03/2025

This month’s issue of Poetry features a folio of photographs and poems from Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home, my collaboration with the amazing and

So proud and honored!!

“Founded in Chicago by Harriet Monroe in 1912, Poetry is the oldest monthly devoted to verse in the English-speaking world. Monroe’s Open Door policy, set forth in volume 1 of the magazine, remains the most succinct statement of Poetry’s mission: to print the best contemporary poetry, of any style, genre, or approach. The magazine established its reputation early by publishing the first important poems of H.D., T.S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, Ezra Pound, Carl Sandburg, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, and other now-classic authors. In succeeding decades, it has presented—often for the first time—works by almost every major contemporary poet.”

Later this month, on the 17th, an exhibition of the work will be opening at

04/03/2025

This month’s issue of Poetry features a folio of photographs and poems from Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home, my collaboration with the amazing and

So proud and honored!!

“Founded in Chicago by Harriet Monroe in 1912, Poetry is the oldest monthly devoted to verse in the English-speaking world. Monroe’s Open Door policy, set forth in volume 1 of the magazine, remains the most succinct statement of Poetry’s mission: to print the best contemporary poetry, of any style, genre, or approach. The magazine established its reputation early by publishing the first important poems of H.D., T.S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, Ezra Pound, Carl Sandburg, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, and other now-classic authors. In succeeding decades, it has presented—often for the first time—works by almost every major contemporary poet.”

Later this month, on the 17th, an exhibition of the work will be opening at

🩷

03/20/2025

Honored to be shortlisted for the 2025 Belfast Photo Festival!
Grateful to the jury for considering my work.

Portrait of Yadira, Kelly and Lizette
Katy, TX
Escaramuza Quetzalli B

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02/11/2025

Digging up old scans - self portraits are from 2022

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!

11/29/2024

Thankful for the ones I love, for where I’ve been and where I am.

🖤

Feeling inspired this week on the Oregon coast, and John O’Donohue’s Morning Offering:

All that is eternal in me
Welcome the wonder of this day,
The field of brightness it creates
Offering time for each thing
To arise and illuminate.

I place on the altar of dawn:
The quiet loyalty of breath,
The tent of thought where I shelter,
Wave of desire I am shore to
And all beauty drawn to the eye.

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
Process and scan by

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 🌲

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