PHOTO: © Día de Muertos im Humboldt Forum, Fotoausstellung "Día de Muertos en Ocotepec / Morelos" (c) Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Foto: Frank Sperling

Día de Muertos en Ocotepec / Morelos

In the organizer's words:

The photo exhibition The Festival of the Dead in Ocotepec is 40 years old and shows how Mexican families in a village in central Mexico still celebrate the return of their dead on All Souls' Day.

The families await their guests with a lavishly decorated altar, although many regions of Mexico have developed their own traditions. In Ocotepec, for example, the reclining corpse is erected. His head is made of a sugar skull and his clothes are stuffed with sweet bread for the dead.

Photographer: Mario Vázquez

born in Mexico, has lived in Berlin for over 30 years and works as an actor, visual artist and photographer. He is the initiator of the Mexican Festival of the Dead in Berlin, a founding member of Calaca e.V. and was the artistic director of the Mexican Festival of the Dead for many years.

He trained as an actor at the Escuela Nacional Mascarones in Mexico and was a member of the ensemble for 13 years. As an actor, he was involved in all Calaca e.V. productions. As a director, he has staged the music and shadow theater Franziska and Death and Journey to Mictlán, among others.

Curation: Isabel Ibáñez

Isabel Ibáñez Goméz was born in Regensburg and is an architect. In addition to her profession, she is intensively involved in photography and art. She has been a member of Calaca e.V. since 2021, but was already regularly active at the Totenfest through her family for many years before that. Within the association, she is responsible for decorations, graphics and the design of the photo exhibition.

Editor: Ellen Häring de Vázquez

- Day or evening ticket Fiesta de Día de Muertos required

- 7 EUR, reduced 3.50 EUR

- Location: Staircase hall, 1st floor

- Belongs to: Fiesta de Día de Muertos

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Location

Humboldt Forum Schloßplatz 10178 Berlin

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