Juan Brenner

Photographer

Bio

Photographer and independent art director, lives and works in Guatemala City. Juan uses photography to reflect on the fluidity and abstract nature of identity and territory.

Nationality

Guatemalan

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Tatita

Tatita

San Simon (aka Tatita), a crucial syncretic figure in Mayan Guatemala, was endorsed as the exclusive pre-Columbian deity by Spanish priests during the colonial era. Despite historical suppression, millions of Guatemalans continue to worship him today.

Project by Juan Brenner
THIS UNIVERSE

THIS UNIVERSE

A personal photography project that talks about memories and the theory of the multiverse.

Project by Juan Brenner
TONATIUH

TONATIUH

I wanted to create metaphors that could communicate with other audiences, there are so many archetypes that unite conquered/colonized countries, many little details that just exist and repeat.

Project by Juan Brenner
INSIDIA

INSIDIA

This new series is a very personal project, a collection of images shot at night in Guatemala City, an attempt to control my urges and keep the demons at rest.

Project by Juan Brenner
GENESIS

GENESIS

The Guatemalan highlands define our identity in so many ways, Im fascinated by the beauty of the region but more than anything by its complex reality.

Project by Juan Brenner
The Ravine, the Virgin, & the Spring.

The Ravine, The Virgin, & The Spring.

“The Ravine, the Virgin & the Spring” is the new body of work I’ve been executing for the past year. Shot in its entirety in Guatemala City, it is a new way for me to interact with this territory.

Project by Juan Brenner