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Day of the Dead Installation

Día de Muertos (Day of Dead) is a Mexican celebration of life to remember deceased loved ones. In 2020 organized by La Malinche PDX, in partnership with Portland Art Museum, PNCA, and Portland Center stage at The Armory, The reimagined the festivities of this very important cultural day for the Latinx community took place at the Portland Armory. Among the folkloric and contemporary art Alejandro IV Barragan offered a installation divided in 3 pieces.  

The bones of my father
(Audio) Environmental recordings of the night of November 2 at the cemetery of  San Andrés Cuexcontitlán. Welcoming the souls of the departed in his way to return to the ” el alla”. Mix with a With a music interpreted with a reproduction of  an wind pre-hispanic instrument.

Photo Essay.
Photography  celebration of the Day of the dead on November 2.  San Andrés Cuexcontitlán Cemetery Mexico State.

Installation
Contemporary representation of a ofrenda. Include 12′ Skeleton representing El Catrin, inspired in the works of Guadalupe Posada’s Social commentary from the 19th century. In addition to a Painting, (8’x4′) acrylic on canvas “Las Comadronas”

Tabor Art Walk 2025

Tabor Art Walk 2025

Set in the beautiful historic Mount Tabor neighborhood. The art walk is an ideal way spend your weekend and support local Oregon artists. The Mount Tabor Artists open their spaces to the public in a scavenger hike like. Opening a window into their creative process in...

Winter Light Festival

Winter Light Festival

818 SW First AveFebruary 7 / 8 /13 /14 /15 / 2025Doors open at 6:00pmIn mesoamerican Mythology there was a belief in an afterlife. To reach this place, the deceased individual would start a journey through paths or valleys; there, a cleansing process would initiate,...

Echoes of Transition

Echoes of Transition

Echoes of Transition is a poetic essay inspired by acollection of images taken in different countries around the world. Details of the craft and architectural personalities of a building are reflected on their doors. This series of photographs are stories of this...