Rafael Gómez is a visual ethnographer documenting spiritual practices in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and other parts of the African Diaspora through photography, film, sound, archival research, and teaching.
SAN LUIS
BÁNICA CELEBRATIONS
SAN FRANCISCO, BÁNICA
GONAÏVE
J'OUVERT
CENTRAL PARK RARA
EL SECRETO MUSICAL
CONGOS DE VILLA MELLA
SIGHTS & SOUNDS
Much of my work integrates audio and visual data as reference points connecting the unique properties of ritual processes and celebrations, to audio-visual documentation methods.
Field Notes
Blog
Visual ethnography of ritual, memory, and community in the Caribbean and the Black Diaspora
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