Sergio Bretel                                    
                                    La Paz, Bolivia
                                
                                                CATEGORY                                            
                                            
                                                Photography                                            
                                        
                                                STYLE                                            
                                            
                                                Black and white                                            
                                        
                                                MEDIUM                                            
                                            
                                                Black & White                                            
                                        
                                                SIZE                                            
                                            
                                                64.9" X 43.3"                                            
                                        
                                                YEAR                                            
                                            
                                                2012                                            
                                        
                                                PRICE                                            
                                            
                                                On demand                                            
                                        
                                Photography
From Serie: ÑATITAS Retratos Inertes
Portraits of human skulls, each one individually decorated with flowers, sunglasses, cigars and hats are called with the popular name of "ÑATITAS" (flat noses) in Bolivia, but each one has its own name. A series of rectangular Black & white photographs taken on site and as they are decorated by people who come to ask for favors and offer prayers. Portrayed in the General Cemetery of La Paz on November 8, 2012.
This series of photographs reveals the rite that is part of the traditions or cults of death in the Aymara culture in Bolivia. Death is understood as part of their culture and the skull is a fundamental part of a religious practice and not an icon.                            
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