'FERVOR' - Juan Brenner Photographs the Cult of San Simón Between Maya Spirituality, TikTok and Postcolonial Reality
With FERVOR: The Very Powerful San Simón, Juan Brenner releases a photobook that moves far beyond classical documentary photography. What initially appears to be a visual journey into the spiritual rituals of Guatemala gradually unfolds into a hypnotic exploration of identity, pop culture, faith and resistance in the digital age.
At the center stands San Simón - also known as Maximón or El Abuelo - a fascinating figure suspended somewhere between Catholic iconography, Maya…








