Enciendo una vela y pienso en ti. I light a candle and think of you. hypha-gallery-east-village despite the landscape being a

despite the landscape being a significant instigator of them

suggesting playful yet unsettling stories about belief

I see the body as a vessel of sensations

the visible and the obscured

Luna references an embodied portal - the moon is associated with femininity

Enciendo una vela y pienso en ti. I light a candle and think of you. hypha-gallery-east-village despite the landscape being aReflecting 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.