Maya Yucatán: An Artist's Journey

Before ever setting out on my adventures in Yucat n I did not know that I was preparing to walk a spiritual path in that ancient country. Before going there I had not taken much account of my yearning to seek out sacred places. But in Yucat n I discovered this longing for wandering among the people and landscapes of the peninsula. I eventually understood that there was an invisible spirit world of the Maya that animated their stories, their ancient ruins, and all their works from two thousand years of civilization in that ancient land.--from Maya Yucat n

Phillip Hofstetter first visited Yucat n in 1987 and was entranced, as much by the sheer physical beauty of the region as by the enduring character of the Maya people still inhabiting the region. For more than twenty years he has been documenting his travels in Yucat n and his professional collaboration with archaeological excavation projects there. His reflections on the Maya culture emphasize survival and adaptation, while images of ancient sites, the churches of the Franciscan mission period, and the ruined haciendas of the henequen period serve as physical reminders of the enduring ways in which the Maya have shaped the landscape of Yucat n over millennia.

Author: Phillip Hofstetter
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 12/01/2009
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.46lbs
Size: 9.26h x 11.24w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780826346940

Review Citation(s):
Multicultural Review 08/01/2010 pg. 44

About the Author
Hofstetter, Phillip: - Phillip Hofstetter is codirector of the Multimedia Graduate Program and is an associate professor of art at California State University, East Bay. He is also a videographer whose work has appeared on National Geographic Television and the Discovery Channel.