Preacher's Prey
Photographie par Fernando Lopez Perez (Mexique)

The False Prophet, represented by its actions in the body (and remains) of his followers, is shown as a blood thirsty entity, hunger for storing hearts on dried red roses. The series shows the captivity and torture of supporters of these new beliefs and religions, shows the surrender of individuals to what they believe is the "Salvation.". The false prophet will only take what he needs, will only capture those who want to be caught, the one who carries the stigma of being the prey, those who want to give their heart as a symbol of sacrifice and redemption.

The series shows the presence of the character (the false prophet) only with the tracks he leaves in his way on the believers who followed him to his own ultimate sacrifice: "The delivery of the heart as the biggest symbol of faith.

The passage of the False Prophet of our times, which can be called with many different names, but always the same entity that lurks in search of a trophy from his prey, to which he conquers and seduces with an unreal promise of salvation.

The remains left behind are remnants of the practice of a faith in which we all participate, leaving the heart in attempts to achieve either happiness or higher state of consciousness. It is a prophet who dazzles us while we are terrified, we know that will lead us to the extinction of the will and, regardless that we persist in the innocent effort to continue till the end, whatever this could be.

We are self offered victims of the contemporary faith, of the lack of surprise and spiritual leaders, that is why we are now surrounded by corrupted ministers, bizarre sectarian cults, media-prophets… The same event happening every day seems to take shape of a giant eye that is constantly watching us, and that inevitably, leads us to the mosque of the lack of identity, in which we all melt into a shapeless mass from where the predator chooses worthy hearts drawn to feed on them in a ritual sacrifice. What the images show are the remains, what the beasts of faith have left of me.

Graflex Crown Graphic Special, Nikkor 150 SW,

black and white negative plates (4x5")