“Prayer for the Sun” is a nahuatl poem that evokes the Aztec creation myth of Nanahuatzin, a diseased god who casts himself into a fire, is cleansed and destroyed by the flame, and is then reborn in the form of the sun. The poem is an allegory, ending with an allusion to the fate of warriors who die in battle and women who die in childbirth. Their essence accompanies the sun in its voyage across the sky.

Done for my Elements of Visual Thinking class; paired with a live performance and costume
2012 
Luis Rivas

Luisa