Artist's Statement: 

"El día de los muertos is a holiday celebrated throughout Latin
America, with specific cultural practices varying by region. Since I
was very young, my anticipation of this holiday led October to be
a month of reflection and eventual celebration. My Mexican
grandparents passed away before I was born, and in many ways,
remembering them during this holiday was a mystical experience.
If I had never known them, how could I remember them? Could I
remember, or could I only imagine?

The works in this show were almost all created in the past month
as part of my process of remembering and honoring the dead.
They deal mainly with the physical, bodily manifestations of my
memories. I imagine this space to be a kind of altar to my lost
ancestors, and I invite you to add the names of your dead to one
of the walls so that they may also be remembered."