AltaMed – Carmen Lomas Garza

Ofrendas, Section #1: Tai chi dancers and the longevity symbol

Ofrendas, Section #2, B-boys in front of African American quilts

Ofrendas, Section #3, Mexican folkloric dancer

Ofrendas, Section #4, Aztec dance to Tlaloc, keeper of the rain

Ofrendas, Section #5, Learning about the Three Sisters - corn, beans, and squash

Ofrendas, Section #6, Boy carrying dog while hearing about the Three Sisters

Ofrendas, Section #7, The Three sisters - corn, beans, & squash

Ofrendas, Section #8, Medicinal aloe vera plants and hummingbirds

Ofrendas, Section #9, Papaya tree and aloe vera plants

Ofrendas, Section #10, Offering fruit from the home garden

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Ofrendas, Section #12, Los Angeles Filmmaker

Ofrendas, Section #13, Banderitas/tissue paper cutouts

Ofrenda, Section #14, Construction worker

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OFRENDAS

In 2010, AltaMed, a medical organization in Los Angeles, California commissioned Carmen Lomas Garza to create the designs for OFRENDAS (offerings), a sculptural fence for the roof top terrace of their new headquarters. The metal cutout fence is 72 feet long, 6 feet high, in 14 sections made of 3/16^th of an inch thick steel that was laser cut and powder coated black. Behind each section is a sheet of frosted glass installed 3 inches back from the cutout. The frosted glass is backlit at night.