Enciendo una vela y pienso en ti. I light a candle and think of you. hypha-gallery-east-village often anonymous and not entirely

often anonymous and not entirely human

and providing an unseen strength that holds the entire structure together

despite the landscape being a significant instigator of them

suggesting playful yet unsettling stories about belief

Enciendo una vela y pienso en ti. I light a candle and think of you. hypha-gallery-east-village often anonymous and not entirelyReflecting on the Mexican tradition of Veladoras candles lit in memory of those who are passed or for a prayer. Drawing similarities between this tradition and the sense of loss felt when moving away from a native land. Depicting my great grandmother at her vanity. Figures are painted into the wall with the central figure seemingly unaware, her personal objects on her desk, veladora included.