SOMArts opens the exhibition “To Love and Be Loved in Return: Dia de Los Muertos 2022”. San Francisco, October 7, 2022 (Karem Rodriguez / The Guardsman).
Altar dedicated to René Yañez, curator and founder of the Dia de Los Muertos at SOMArts. San Francisco, October 7, 2022 (Karem Rodriguez / The Guardsman).
The art piece, “A Pre-Extinction Ofrenda” by Lorraine Bonner, shows tiny caskets holding various items. San Francisco, October 7, 2022 (Karem Rodriguez / The Guardsman)
Alicia Cruz poses in front of her art piece, Ximoquetza (Rise Up in Nahuatl), during the opening of the exhibition “To Love and Be Loved in Return” at SOMArts. San Francisco, October 7, 2022 (Karem Rodriguez / The Guardsman)
An art installation with papel picado is shown at SOMArts during the opening of the exhibition “To Love and Be Loved in Return: Dia de Los Muertos 2022”. San Francisco, October 7, 2022 (Karem Rodriguez / The Guardsman)
Alicia Cruz poses in front of her art piece, Ximoquetza (Rise Up in Nahuatl), during the opening of the exhibition “To Love and Be Loved in Return” at SOMArts. San Francisco, October 7, 2022 (Karem Rodriguez / The Guardsman)
An altar is shown at the SOMArts exhibition “To Love and Be Loved in Return: Dia de Los Muertos 2022”. San Francisco, October 7, 2022 (Karem Rodriguez / The Guardsman)
Curators and artists of the exhibition “To Love and Be Loved in Return: Dia de Los Muertos 2022” at SOMArts during the event opening. San Francisco, October 7, 2022 (Karem Rodriguez / The Guardsman)
An altar dedicated to Japanese American poet and educator Janice Mirikitani, is shown at SOMArts during the opening of the exhibition “To Love and Be Loved in Return”. San Francisco, October 7, 2022 (Karem Rodriguez / The Guardsman)
Supporters of artist Alicia Cruz, pose in front of her art piece, Ximoquetza (Rise Up in Nahuatl), during the opening of the exhibition “To Love and Be Loved in Return” at SOMArts. San Francisco, October 7, 2022 (Karem Rodriguez / The Guardsman)
Diana Gameros and Renee Goust, singers and songwriters, play music during the opening of the exhibition “To Love and Be Loved in Return: Dia de Los Muertos 2022” at SOMArts. San Francisco, October 7, 2022 (Karem Rodriguez / The Guardsman)
SOMArts opens the exhibition “To Love and Be Loved in Return: Dia de Los Muertos 2022”. San Francisco, October 7, 2022 (Karem Rodriguez / The Guardsman).
Karem Rodriguez
Karem Rodriguez is a bilingual visual storyteller hailing from Mexico, who discovered her passion for narrative photography upon moving to San Francisco, USA.