The coup of the river is known as the moment in which heavy rainfall turns a stream into an overwhelming body of water, violently washing away everything in its path as it rushes down the current. Taking into consideration this natural occurrence and the cultural/political atmosphere of Puerto Rico, Sebastián Meltz-Collazo studies these concepts as analogous structures evoked through the city of Ponce. Interconnecting photographs and memoirs, this book explores evidence and past experiences through apo(f/ph)enia as results of varying yet synonymous episodes in the island’s stream; culminating into a singular event through time: “El Golpe del Río”.
El Golpe del Río (The Coup of the River), published by Lit Riot Press, can be purchased online here. For Interview, click here. This book belongs to the following library collections:
10x10 Photobooks - New York, NY
Beta-Local - San Juan, Puerto Rico
Casa Quien - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Aeromoto - Mexico City, México
Centro de la Imagen - Mexico City, México
Fototeca Latinoamericana - Buenos Aires, Argentina