Vara del premio No. 4: Giovanni Buelvas, Porto Laino, Anònimo, Manuel Casseres

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A digital chromogenic photograph of four young men climbing a pole for the San Basilio de Palenque’s festivity of vara de premio (prize rod). The pole and climbers are depicted against a white background. The four men are vertically stacked and connected, holding onto one another for support. The man at the top wears a light colored sleeveless top and blue shorts. He is barefoot a he kneels on the shoulders of the man just below him, who is shirtless and wearing dark shorts. The third man from the top is wearing a purple t-shirt with grey sleeves and grey shorts. The man on the bottom of the pole is shirtless and wearing red shorts. The tall wooden pole that they cling to is visible at the very top and bottom of the image.

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