Text to accompany portrait: 

Mi papa ha muerto.. es en el panteón. Tenemos la creencia que el viene cada año a visitar nos y estar con nosotros. Le damos manzanas, pancitos y su cigarros. Es la tradición aquí. Pienso que los espíritus hablan y hablo con ellos. Mucha gente piensan que soy loco pero siento que mi papa me escucha y el me dijo que el es contento. 

My dad is dead .. he’s in the cemetery. We believe that every year [during Day of the Dead] he comes to visit us and be with us. Wegive him apples, bread rolls and his cigars. It’s the tradition here. I believe that the dead can speak, so I speak with them. Many people think I'm crazy but I feel that Dad hears me and he told me that he is happy. 

Blandino Gutierrez Ruiz 

Santa María Tonameca, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Printed on Kodak Matte paper. Archival for up to 100 years.

Image size: 14'' x 20''

Framed size : 18'' x 24'' x 1" in a white wooden frame