A Vedanthangal

A small window into an amazing and little story from a pixel of India

We participated in the production of this wonderful project, a book and a documentary that shows life in Vedanthangal, in southern India, where the NGO Laia Foundation works.

".... This work intends to give back part of what we received. As a photographer, you often have to wear long lenses to become invisible and steal images. In Vedanthangal this was not necessary. Everyone offered these images as if they were giving your hand or a kiss. Calmly, upright and without fear. The closeness that we reached with this community would not have been possible without the unconditional support of the Foundation, both here and in Vedanthangal. I hope that this book can serve as a bridge; a bridge to get to know to the community and a path to bring it closer".

Pep Avila

".... The resolution was to portray daily life. Observe and not question. The documentary we made proposes a closeness with life in Vedanthangal, a contradictory sample of beauty and poverty, a reflection of the country; a moving representation of a community that seems to be trapped in time, where Laia Mendoza remains through the encouraging work of the Foundation ".