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    • Hawaii Residency Program - What Connects Us, 2023
    • Beyond Two Rivers, 2019
    • Beyond Two Rivers (triptych), 2019
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    • Kolkata Center for Creativity, January 2020
    • El sol rojo encima del mar en Piura
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Louella Aquino

  • Selected Works
    • Space Between Us, 2025
    • No Bones to Visit, 2025
    • Where We Harvest, 2021-2023
    • Hawaii Residency Program - What Connects Us, 2023
    • Beyond Two Rivers, 2019
    • Beyond Two Rivers (triptych), 2019
  • Archive
    • The First Cassava Harvest, 2025
    • Words for Medicine, 2024
    • [WIP] Mama, Are You Proud?, 2025
    • [WIP] Untitled, 2024-2025
    • Portrait Workshops
    • Design Thinking Workshops
    • JOIN the A.R.T.
    • Tool Workshops
    • Return to Mother
    • Exploring UMMAA
    • How We Hold The Sun
    • Pabitin II: In Bloom
    • Pabitin I: My body is full of hopes and dreams
    • Piura Portraits (Retratos Piuranos)
    • Crop Drops, 2022-2023
    • PÁRAMO: Brand Development for a Farmers Cooperative in Peru
    • Art-In-Place, CNL Projects & Terrain Exhibitions, Chicago, IL, USA (May 20 - June 20, 2020)
    • Kolkata Center for Creativity, January 2020
    • El sol rojo encima del mar en Piura
    • FEAST Fellows Project (aka the Moonshot Club), 2019-Current
    • My Body is Full of Hopes and Dreams, 2018
    • DISAPPEARING ACTS (2017)
  • Words
  • About
  • Connect

Sculpting My Mother’s Face: A Ghost Story and a Ritual of Love

May 13, 2025
Sculpting My Mother’s Face: A Ghost Story and a Ritual of Love

Every year, I sculpt her face using clay with my hands. I use no tools, no photo references— only memory and touch. This ritual is not about artistic or technical skill. It’s an exercise in love and memory. Itʻs a ritual of love and being with my mother.

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Source: https://youtu.be/qTok0XWgHZs Tags: art, mother, family, ritual, ghost
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