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Cemeteries are decorated days before the celebration with the belief that the dead return back to their gravesite. The weeds and debris are plucked and removed before the addition of marigolds, which are beautiful orange and yellow flowers. Candles and incense are also used as decorations that are meant to welcome and guide the spirits back home.
People also decorate their specific loved one’s grave with different food, drinks, and favorite belongings of the deceased.
Memories keep us alive!
Thank you for joining us to honor the traditions of Día de los Muertos and remember those who have journeyed beyond us.
Visitors were invited to take a photo using the mirror to share and post for their social media networks.
Nichos
In the 16th century, the Conquistadors brought with them nichos that are frames that held either a figure or image of a certain saint to bless the home.
Nichos are three-dimensional hand-made tin boxes constructed to display lovingly crafted scenarios and are known for their colorful design. They are made from materials such as cardboard cigar boxes, lightweight wood, and tin.
Sangre
SANGRE: Grana Cochinilla is a print series from artists of the Colectivo Arte Mixteca and students of the Escuela de Artes Plásticas y Visuales – Universidad Autónoma Benito Juarez de Oaxaca. The works pay homage to the artistic and cultural traditions of central Mexico, as represented by the cochineal beetle (cochinilla).
For centuries, indigenous Mesoamericans have cultivated cochinillas to produce a distinctive red dye. Following the period of Spanish colonization, the dye became another export in the resultant global economy.
SANGRE is not a Día de los Muertos collection, but it echoes many of the same images and themes. The cochinilla joins skulls, hummingbirds and other icons of the intersection of this world and the next as symbols of indigenous knowledge that retain their significance, despite centuries of conflict, repression, and external influence.
Tree of Life Remember Me
Visitors were asked to take a leaf and write the name of a passed loved one and a happy memory of them on the back. Staff would then place them on the branches of the tree.
Tree of Life
The Tree of Life symbolizes familial bonds and how the living is still connected to those that have passed. Just as a tree grows, flowers, and bears fruit, families mirror this through new generations. Arból de la Vida holds pictures of those that passed away as well as ornaments that symbolize their life or remind the living of favorite memories. It is used as an extension of an ofrenda or to be a miniature version of one.
Caidos
Gio Calavera
Mexican Indigenous Artists Print Collection
MS 548
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
Colecta
Jésus Rivera Velasco
Mexican Indigenous Artists Print Collection
MS 548
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
Eterno Sazón
Alberto González Santiago
Mexican Indigenous Artists Print Collection
MS 548
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
La Lucha Sigue
Raymondo Hernandez
Mexican Indigenous Artists Print Collection
MS 548
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
Recuerdos Eternos:
a Journey Back Home
The exhibit you’re going to experience today is the story of Día De Los Muertos retold through the eyes of UTSA honors students. Recuerdos Eternos: A Journey Back Home is here to provide visitors a journey through the lavish celebration of Día De Los Muertos to explore the cultural and psychological themes of grieving and remembrance customs. Each piece in our exhibit is associated with the celebration and will provide visitors context as to why a said piece is so unique and vital. We hope our exhibit allows you to gain a broader perspective on Día De Los Muertos.
S/T
Rolando Morales
Mexican Indigenous Artists Print Collection
MS 548
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
Recuerdos Eternos:
a Journey Back Home
The exhibit you’re going to experience today is the story of Día De Los Muertos retold through the eyes of UTSA honors students. Recuerdos Eternos: A Journey Back Home is here to provide visitors a journey through the lavish celebration of Día De Los Muertos to explore the cultural and psychological themes of grieving and remembrance customs. Each piece in our exhibit is associated with the celebration and will provide visitors context as to why a said piece is so unique and vital. We hope our exhibit allows you to gain a broader perspective on Día De Los Muertos.
Eterno Sazón
Alberto González Santiago
Mexican Indigenous Artists Print Collection
MS 548
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
Cemetery
Cemeteries are decorated days before the celebration with the belief that the dead return back to their gravesite. The weeds and debris are plucked and removed before the addition of marigolds, which are beautiful orange and yellow flowers. Candles and incense are also used as decorations that are meant to welcome and guide the spirits back home.
People also decorate their specific loved one’s grave with different food, drinks, and favorite belongings of the deceased.
Memories keep us alive!
Thank you for joining us to honor the traditions of Día de los Muertos and remember those who have journeyed beyond us.
Visitors were invited to take a photo using the mirror to share and post for their social media networks.
Nichos
In the 16th century, the Conquistadors brought with them nichos that are frames that held either a figure or image of a certain saint to bless the home.
Nichos are three-dimensional hand-made tin boxes constructed to display lovingly crafted scenarios and are known for their colorful design. They are made from materials such as cardboard cigar boxes, lightweight wood, and tin.
Ofrenda
An altar or “ofrenda” are composed with the intent of honoring, supplicating, and propitiating the dead. Arrangements vary within households, however, ofrendas are commonly found with three levels to represent heaven, earth, and the underworld.
The dead are respected through the form of having their photographs framed and offerings in the form of food, beverages, and decorations on the ofrenda.
Ofrenda
An altar or “ofrenda” are composed with the intent of honoring, supplicating, and propitiating the dead. Arrangements vary within households, however, ofrendas are commonly found with three levels to represent heaven, earth, and the underworld.
The dead are respected through the form of having their photographs framed and offerings in the form of food, beverages, and decorations on the ofrenda.
Sangre
SANGRE: Grana Cochinilla is a print series from artists of the Colectivo Arte Mixteca and students of the Escuela de Artes Plásticas y Visuales – Universidad Autónoma Benito Juarez de Oaxaca. The works pay homage to the artistic and cultural traditions of central Mexico, as represented by the cochineal beetle (cochinilla).
For centuries, indigenous Mesoamericans have cultivated cochinillas to produce a distinctive red dye. Following the period of Spanish colonization, the dye became another export in the resultant global economy.
SANGRE is not a Día de los Muertos collection, but it echoes many of the same images and themes. The cochinilla joins skulls, hummingbirds and other icons of the intersection of this world and the next as symbols of indigenous knowledge that retain their significance, despite centuries of conflict, repression, and external influence.
Tree of Life
Remember Me
Visitors were asked to take a leaf and write the name of a passed loved one and a happy memory of them on the back. Staff would then place them on the branches of the tree.
Tree of Life
The Tree of Life symbolizes familial bonds and how the living is still connected to those that have passed. Just as a tree grows, flowers, and bears fruit, families mirror this through new generations. Arból de la Vida holds pictures of those that passed away as well as ornaments that symbolize their life or remind the living of favorite memories. It is used as an extension of an ofrenda or to be a miniature version of one.
Adam & Eve Tree of Life
Artist Unknown
Mexican
Ceramic
I-0640
Adam & Eve Tree of Life
Artist Unknown
Mexican
Ceramic
I-0640
Caidos
Gio Calavera
Mexican Indigenous Artists Print Collection
MS 548
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
Colecta
Jésus Rivera Velasco
Mexican Indigenous Artists Print Collection
MS 548
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
La Lucha Sigue
Raymondo Hernandez
Mexican Indigenous Artists Print Collection
MS 548
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
S/T
Rolando Morales
Mexican Indigenous Artists Print Collection
MS 548
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections