October 19 – November 15 2009
Dia de los Muertos

“Dia de los Muertos, 2009”
(This installation is on view in the west window.)

Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) is an extremely focused tradition in Chicago’s Latin Community. This “ofrenda” is an installation piece in which I express and demonstrate love for those who have passed on. This traditional ofrenda/altar is for my father, Nemecio Herrera who died when I was 9 years old.
The installation work is consistent with Dia de los Muertos, November 2nd.
I believe that the Humboldt Park/Logan Square community will appreciate the traditional style. I grew up on Pulaski Rd. and appreciate the opportunity to give back a bit of myself in this window installation on Armitage Ave.

Lucia Herrera Fortin