Where form begins - Gabriela Alatorre

This is a cave of rocks located in Mazunte, Oaxaca. Although this scene is not from my hometown, there is something in it that evokes the concept of origin. Mazunte, whose name comes from the Nahuatl maxotetia, meaning “please, deposit eggs here,” is a place with strong symbolic significance. Historically, it has been a nesting site for sea turtles, a natural sanctuary where life begins its cycle. This direct relationship with birth, with the instinct to protect, incubate, and rebirth, turns this landscape into much more than just a destination: it transforms it into a metaphor. The cave, with its enveloping, mineral shape, reminds me of a stone womb, a primitive and sacred refuge. Standing before that image is like looking inward. It is an invitation to return to the wild, to what shaped us before the world named us.

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