Gusmano Cesaretti: “My Journey with Maria Sabina”

GUSMANO CESARETTI:

“My Journey with Maria Sabina”

SEP 14, 2024 - OCT 26, 2024

Cocktails provided by BajaDios Mezcal Company

Live screen printing by @hnrcrew

Eastern Projects is proud to present Gusmano Cesaretti’s second SOLO SHOW with the gallery: “My Journey With Maria Sabina” is a portfolio of over 50 photos taken in 1982 by Cesaretti during a “chance” healing encounter with the Mexican healer. 

Maria Sabina (1888-1985) was a healer, curandera, and Shaman who lived her entire life in a modest home in the “Sierra Mazateca” in the state of Oaxaca. Her practice was based on the use of various native species of psilocybin mushrooms which she used in ceremonies to cure hundreds in her community throughout her lifetime. This association with the Psilocybin mushroom resulted in an unlikely late in life counterculture notoriety that brought her into contact with the likes of John Lennon, Bob Dylan, and Mick Jagger. 

In recent years, there’s been a push  in the United States to legalize the use of Psilocybin mushrooms for medicinal use to treat depression and other medical issues. These have been in use by native cultures throughout the Americas for thousands of years. The audience will experience the photographer’s personal, healing journey and see why there’s a rising popularity in its medicinal use.

Eastern Projects Gallery is part of PST ART as a Gallery Program Participant . Returning in September 2024 with its latest edition, PST ART: Art & Science Collide, this landmark regional event explores the intersections of art and science, both past and present. PST ART is presented by Getty. For more information about PST ART: Art & Science Collide, please visit pst.art

“Maria Sabina with Mushrooms; Huautla de Jimenez,” 1982, Gusmano Cesaretti. Photo by Gusmano Cesaretti. © Gusmano Cesaretti, 1982.