Calm as a mirror, implacable, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio reflects the unspeakable ravages of the "Last City," a post-apocalyptic Mexico City haggard by devastating earthquakes, over-population, and pollution. Relentless as time itself, however, life goes on. Although death and destruction are inevitable, Monasterio defends life through the act of portraying it. Resisting resignation, explanation, or exhortation, Monasterio simply bears witness to life's wounds and wonder...the heartache and the hope.