Mientras Mas Atras...

From the Artist
This print deals with the idea of time and my roots which I found in Afro-Cuban religion named Osha, based upon the idea of honoring our ancestors. The black and red colors of my main orisha [a spirit manifestation of Olodumare–God], Eleguá, he is the owner of the roads and the guardian of the doors.

Maferefun Eggin,Maferefun Eleguá [Praise the Spirits, PraiseEleguá]
_{—From Brandywine Workshop and Archives records}

Mientras Más Atrás Se Mire, Más Claro Se Ve(The Farther Back You Look, the Clearer You See),by the Cuban photographer Pedro Abascal, honors his main orisha, Eleguá. The vertical composition shows a photomontage of an animal skeleton fused with the orisha's head over an elongated human hand, framed by the colors of Eleguá to indicate his ownership of roads and ability to open doors for communication with other orishas. Abascal, who came to prominence during Cuba's Special Period (1991–2000), was introduced to his orisha via La Regla de Ocha (“The Order of Orishas,” the formal name of Santería).
_{—Excerpted from Tatiana Reinoza, PhD, fromAll My Ancestors: The Spiritual in Afro-Latinx Art(2022) exhibition catalog}

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