Fernando Lozano: We Remember / Nosotros Recordamos

A chance to remember and say goodbye

Explore Fernando Lozano’s beautiful Dia de los Muertos-themed installation, which honors those who have lost their lives to COVID-19 around the United States.

In the words of Lozano, “Día de los Muertos, the tradition where we remember our loved ones, is also the time that allows you to say goodbye to those lost. For this reason, I am giving the entire country the chance to remember their loved ones.”

The number of people who have been lost from the effects of COVID-19 to date will be reflected on an altar dedicated to each state. Come and remember those in your life impacted by the pandemic during this exhibition, open from Oct. 14 through Nov. 19.

Message from artist:

As an artist I have always tried to be faithful to my passion, and the above statement guides and dictates the kind of art I want to create. Day by day, I draw from the injustices, conflicts, and tragedies in life that define the art I’m compelled to explore and produce. Art has recorded all aspects throughout human history. My goal is to add to this amazing pictorial collection by documenting the profound events I’m experiencing in my lifetime.

History has given me the ability to see the known. Painting what I believe to be true grants me the confidence to continue exploring the unknown. During the past several years, the country, and the world, has faced a devastating pandemic. We have witnessed the suffering of millions of people. At the same time, the danger of contracting COVID-19 has kept us isolated from our loved ones and made it difficult to be there when they have succumbed to this illness.

Día de los Muertos is both the tradition where we remember our loved ones and the time that helps you say goodbye to your relatives and friends. It is for this reason that I am proposing to give the entire country the chance to remember their loved ones, as seen in this exhibition, We Remember.

We Remember features testimonials from those who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 from all 50 states, capturing how, though we have been isolated, we have experienced the events of the past several years together.

Declaración del Artista

Como artista, siempre he tratado de ser fiel a mi pasión, y la declaración anterior guía y dicta el tipo de arte que quiero crear. Día a día, extraigo de las injusticias, los conflictos y las tragedias de la vida para definir el arte que me veo obligado a explorar y producir. El arte ha plasmado todos los aspectos a lo largo de la historia de la humanidad. Mi objetivo es sumarme a esta increíble colección pictórica al documentar los profundos eventos que estoy experimentando en mi vida.

La historia me ha dado la capacidad de ver lo conocido. Pintar lo que considero que es verdadero me concede la confianza para seguir explorando lo desconocido. Durante los últimos años, el país y el mundo se han enfrentado a una pandemia devastadora. Hemos sido testigos del sufrimiento de millones de personas. Al mismo tiempo, el peligro de contraer COVID-19 nos ha mantenido aislados de nuestros seres queridos y ha dificultado estar presentes cuando han sucumbido a esta enfermedad.

El Día de los Muertos es la tradición en la que recordamos a nuestros seres queridos, así como también el momento que nos ayuda a despedirnos de nuestros familiares y amigos. Es por eso por lo que propongo darle a todo el país la oportunidad de recordar a sus seres queridos, como puede observarse en la exposición, Nosotros Recordamos.

Nosotros Recordamos presenta los testimonios de aquellos que han perdido a seres queridos a causa de COVID-19 en los 50 estados. La exposición demuestra que a pesar de que hemos estado aislados en los últimos años, hemos experimentado estos eventos juntos.