A Vodouisant’s altar, containing the symbols of many lwa. Lwa are the spirits served in Vodou, and are often represented by the images of Catholic saints.
(via effyeahvodou)
(Source: travelthisworld, via loveisthewateroflife)
Incredible work of Ofelia Esparza - altars
A 2007 photo of an altar by Ofelia Esparza (via Crewest).
No matter how large or well-shot, photos of altars for Día de los Muertos, especially those by Esparza, hardly do the lived experience of seeing one justice. There are so many lovingly chosen details in las ofrendas that is very difficult to fully capture. In this photo, you get the hint of the dozens of marigolds and folded paper flowers, the collage of loved ones and religious imagery, brightly decorated sugar skulls, the candles and tea cups. Esparza is well-known for her carefully and specifically crafted, large-scale altars and has been commissioned to create them for museums and galleries across the US. She believes that the ultimate death a person could suffer is the death of being forgotten.
i love these altars…a testament to the power and beauty in simplicity.
candomble altar for obatala
