Sandy Reyes Tena

Sandy’s Bonderman journey will be a chance to explore manifestations of motherhood through different communities in South America and Asia. As a P’urhépecha woman, an indispensable part of their cosmovision is the admiration and respect for mother Earth. During the P’urhépecha New Year, celebrations begin with a temazcal, which is meant to resemble being back in the Earth’s womb. This symbolic representation of motherhood during this ceremony is what sparked Sandy’s interest in the idea of motherhood. Through explorations of motherhood in different countries, Sandy seeks to better understand how this act is conceptualized in other cultures and to grow a deeper appreciation of how motherhood is shown, beyond physical childbearing. This journey serves as an ode to all of the women in her life, past and present, who have shown what motherhood is and have left legacies because of it.