Tania Franco Klein: Mercado de Sonora

Part book, part installation, Mercad o 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. This unique accordion fold-out opens a window into scenes of the occult, imagined through Franco Klein’s cinematic eye. A pig for santería sacrifice. An egg for spiritual cleansing. Soap to attract love. Mercado de Sonora Tania Franco Klein Published by Luhz Press, 2025 Design by Tania Franco Klein and Zoe Lemelson 14x20cm / 5.5x8.25 in. Hardcover Accordion in Slipcase Edition of 600 ISBN 979-8-9914128-0-3