First edition of Mercado De Sonora by Tania Franco Klein. First impression. Medium format hardback accordion in slipcase, in new condition. About Part book, part installation, Mercado de Sonora is Tania Franco Klein’s exploration of the elixirs, curses and cures found within the stalls of Mexico City’s famed public market. In a space where spiritual objects and desires transcend class barriers, where promises to bridge the social divides of Mexico are sold, the Mercado de Sonora offers more than mere products for sale. The underground is brought to street-level in a marketplace where exotic animal sales are permissible and serums and soaps allege to exorcise societal ills. These illicit sales and proclaimed panaceas reveal and reflect the political corruption and social, structural faults of a consumerist society always in need of quick fixes.
