Everything was wonderful. In these photographs, you’ll notice a palpable beauty, healthy bodies, nice clothes, exquisite hairstyles, you might smell a well-matched perfume. The context is one of economic bonanza. Healthy, erect; these workers model the best employees: tense, but obedient; frightened, but with their lives resolved — what André Gorz sums up in his sentence: “To lose one’s life to gain a living.” Ximena Peredo text for We Love Our Employees

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140 pages / 17 X 23 cm,
Soft cover / Risograph,
Limited Edition of 250
2026

All new photographs
Book concept by Alejandro Cartagena
Editing by Fernando Gallegos and Alejandro Cartagena
Text by Ximena Peredo
Design by Gato Negro and Alejandro Cartagena
Published by Gato Negro
Mexico City