On Saturday, thanks to MexicoRetold, I stepped through the doorway and entered El Sueño de Elpis (the dream of Elpis), an art installation by Mauricio Cervantes in one of the many abandoned buildings in the city center.
In Greek mythology, Elpis was usually depicted carrying flowers and was the spirit of hope. She alone chose to remain when Pandora opened the lid of her infamous box.
I arrived a little after 10 AM. The glow of morning light on the colors and textures of this crumbling beauty and her furnishings was captivating — and I was reluctant to leave.
Elpis and her dream will continue to offer hope for another 3-1/2 weeks at Murguía 103 (between Macedonio Alcalá and 5 de mayo). There were candles — and according to the docent, it is especially magical at dusk.
I will return. Keep dreaming…
Oh, my goodness, do I ever like these photos. These photos are right up my alley.
Thanks and happy to oblige! True confession: Given the exhibit and time of day, it pretty much photographed itself.
What an enchanting place, I can almost hear its screams for an art installation. And I can really relate to your feelings, that place is truly like a dream, I think I would be unable to leave for a while and would just stand there speechless soaking it all up.
And you made some great shots there, it requires some skill to capture such a dreamy atmosphere!
Thank you so much for your kind words! If it wasn’t for having to meet someone at an appointed time, I would have stayed even longer. Actually, we went back 2 hours later and with the sun directly overhead, it look rather flat. Still plan to return in the early evening.
Good morning, The post is absolutely amazing. I’m part of the team “El sueño de Elpis” and we would like to contact you, thank you very much for the photos and the opinion of the place. We are going to share your information on our Facebook and Twitter accounts is that OK? My mail is ma_ri_oli@hotmail.com and this is the blog http://elpisblog.org/desarrollo/
I feel very honored that you like the post. Yes, please share! I will email you.
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