SUPAY - FANESCA PRESS 2024 (Copy)
Fanesca reflects on cultural identity within fashion, as well as the nostalgia of a society. It has been named Fanesca after a traditional dish prepared only during Easter that combines Spanish religious beliefs with Indigenous traditions in Ecuador. The body of work analyzes how styling the self affects identity in Ecuadorian society.
In this series, Supay is a representation of the Devil. The Devil was a concept imported into indigenous folklore by foreign influences through the Catholic Church.
In the Quechua, Aymara, and Inca mythologies, Supay was both the god of death and ruler of the Ukhu Pacha, the Incan underworld, as well as a race of demons.
Supay
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