"Ex-voto" is based on Cypriano’s
own personal experiences using ex-voto.
It is an offering to Nossa Senhora da Aparecida
-the National Patron of Brazil-
in gratitude for saving the artist
from a fire accident when she was 10 years old.

A-428

EX-VOTO
Tania Cypriano

Essay,
Brazil/USA, 1990, 7 min, colour