I learned so much in the conference on Saturday. However, the thing that was most moving to me was hearing Rosanna Esparza Ahrens talk about the altars. In particular, hearing about the altars full of tissue paper flowers made with the help of volunteers, the altar that displayed indigenous aspects as well as the memory of her father, and the community altar that was all paper and 2-dimensional so the kids could to touch it. I was also moved by the permanent altar at the natural history museum in Los Angeles. I am bummed I didn’t get to see it when I lived there! I thought it was so interesting the goal of the altar was to honor cultural diversity through an array if vignettes.
Overall, I had no idea altars were a way to connect communities and used in such a variety of ways besides just honoring the dead. Esparza really opened my eyes to a new perspective on altars and on celebrating life and perspectives in a 3-dimensional and artistic way. The conference as a whole was beautiful although I had problems logging in/staying in with the 100 person cap they set on the zoom call but what I was able to see was really interesting and not something I would have gone to independently but am glad that I did!
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