Gathered in the atrium of a village church, woman in traditional clothing accompany the cofrade, or a member of the religious brotherhood known as a cofradÃa. He uses a handkerchief to reverently grasp a staff and holds a lighted candle in his hand. Carolina Cabrera depicts a ritual in the village church of Chichicastenango. I wanted to convey the solemnity, the happiness and the magic of these ceremonies, the Guatemalan artist confides. Titled La cofradÃa in Spanish.
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