ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「“We Mexicans live behind masks of our own creation,” Valerie Mejer Caso writes for @nytopinion. “Even if in these portraits they are more a symbolic gesture of futility than protection.”⁣ ⁣ Masks have long been a part of the cultural history of Mexico, from the Lucha Libre masks to those worn for la Danza de los Viejitos, a traditional folk dance from the State of Michoacán.⁣ ⁣ The city of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, where Caso lives, was quick to enact a strong response to the coronavirus and, as a result, the city has one of the lowest case rates in Mexico. But its citizens, already economically battered, have been depleted by the pandemic.⁣ ⁣ “A young construction worker, preacher and butcher wear masks that are representative of the tools used to make a living, liberate us, and to fix things,” she writes. “A versatility borne out of hardship and necessity.⁣ ⁣ “In a year where everything has been turned on its head,” she adds, “there appears to be nothing out of the ordinary about wearing a mask made of a chicharron, a tin heart or the husk of a tamal.”⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in our bio to read more from Caso’s essay. Photos by Russell Monk.⁣」3月1日 3時16分