INSTALLATION * COLLAGE

The Altars Series

2022-24

A series of altar installations

INSTALLATION * COLLAGE

The Altars Series

2022-24

A series of altar installations

INSTALLATION * COLLAGE

The Altars Series

2022-24

A series of altar installations

About

About

About

Within nearly every show or ritual performance, I have installed at the entrance to these public spaces, altars to my late mother. Installed in gallery spaces and before group ritual spaces, these altars ground and re-contextualize public space with the intimacy of private mourning.

In gallery spaces, the re-contextualization highlights the deeply intimate nature of my work, alerting viewers to the voyeurism they participate in.

In group ritual, the altar grounds the space. As host, I lay out my mourning at the entrance and offer for other to join me, contribute their grief to what becomes a shared altar.

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Altar I
Oakland, California, US


Altar II
São Paulo, Brasil


Altar III
Mexico City, Mexico


Altar IV
Landers, California, US


Altar V
Pasadena, California, US

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Altar I
Oakland, California, US


Altar II
São Paulo, Brasil


Altar III
Mexico City, Mexico


Altar IV
Landers, California, US


Altar V
Pasadena, California, US

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Altar I
Oakland, California, US


Altar II
São Paulo, Brasil


Altar III
Mexico City, Mexico


Altar IV
Landers, California, US


Altar V
Pasadena, California, US

RAYA MARIE HAZELL
RAYA MARIE HAZELL
RAYA MARIE HAZELL