And so we moved to Petaca, an exhibition of photography by Lynn adler documenting life in Petaca New Mexico in the 1970s.

Obscura Gallery is thrilled to present an  exhibition and book signing for And So We Moved To Petaca: Portrait of a New Mexico Community, with photographs by Lynn Adler and curated by Bill Shapiro. The exhibition and recent book publication  (University of New Mexico Press, 2026) is a sublime photographic chronicle of the efforts of several counterculture families to adopt a traditional Nuevomexicano life in the tiny village of Petaca, New Mexico, in the early 1970s.  The book signing starts at 4pm on Friday May 29, 2026 with an artist reception to follow from 5-7pm. The exhibition is on view May 8 through June 6, 2026.