Endless Life
Carmina Escobar
November 1 & 2, 2018
The Bowtie Project
Endless Life is a performative installation by Carmina Escobar in observance of Día de los Muertos. Through ritual that connects the metaphysical realm with the tangible world, the Mexican celebration of Día de los Muertos combines aspects of ancient pre-Hispanic and European cultures. This performative installation is a call to our departed loved ones, and a space for us to remember our own existence and potential futures.
Endless Life will unfold over two days. On November 1, 2018, performers and community members will join together to build a communal altar. Objects of remembrance and offering will be added to the altar over the course of the evening.
The following day, Escobar will curate a series of performances throughout the Bowtie that will celebrate both the living and the dead. Performers include Maqueos Music Philharmonic Band, Oguri, Kozue Matsumoto, Carole Kim & friends, Sean Deyoe, Inobe, Micaela Tobin, Katheryn Schumann, Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, Georgia Bell, Joshua Gerowitz, Jason Brown, Erika Bell, Esther, Emily Lacy, Amar Ravva, and Madeline Falcone.
Endless Life: Performance at the Bowtie
Photo: Gina Clyne
Endless Life: Performance at the Bowtie
Photo: Gina Clyne
Community altar at the Bowtie
Photo: Gina Clyne
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Carmina Escobar is an experimental vocalist, performer, improviser, sound and intermedia artist from Mexico City. Her work focuses primarily on the voice, the body and their interrelations to physical, social and memory spaces. At the moment, she lives and breathes in Los Angeles, CA.
SUPPORT
Support for Endless Life comes from the California Arts Council.
