Serpent Tongue - Hardcover

by Annie Grossinger (Photographer), David Unger (Introduction by)

Serpent Tongue explores a unique moment in Guatemalan history through the lenses of power, identity and memory.

In 1954, during the height of the Cold War, the CIA carried out a coup to overthrow the first democratically-elected president in Guatemala. In the months leading up to the coup, the CIA Station Chief in Guatemala City was Grossinger's grandfather. Dying long before Grossinger was born, his presence still loomed like a mythological creature throughout much of her childhood. Serpent Tongue explores Guatemalan history through the lenses of power, identity and memory.

Author Biography

Annie Grossinger is a documentary photographer and visual storyteller based in Brooklyn, NY. Her work primarily focuses on global health, prison reform and the long-term effects of government policy on communities. Her work on prison reentry has been featured in Buzzfeed News, Curbed and most recently, a project in collaboration with the Corporation for Supportive Housing. During the first two years of the pandemic, she was the Communications Director and Editor for Fotodemic, an online platform that explored new visual strategies during a changing time. Currently, she manages a project for image research and licensing for Blink Media.