Welcome to a wedding

The main entrance road to Pueblo Eden is unpaved, and vehicles are asked to go slowly to enjoy nature and take in the fresh air. All are warned that the only ones flying here are the birds, and that this is also an invitation to slow down. This main road continues for four blocks, then disappears into the rolling hills and the horizon. When weddings are celebrated in town, everyone is invited. Celebrations take place throughout the little hamlet, surrounded by green hills and delicately brightened by the sun. Animals show up in town as any other creature. So, although the dog does not belong to the just-married couple, she still poses for the photo alongside a neighbor’s cat. Guinea fowls, mulitas, and lizards also show up in their smartest form and ready to mingle. The kids with the maypoles have been practicing for weeks to elegantly carry the flowers and let the ribbons flow, like a stream. There are many more stories to tell about this and other weddings, so please feel free to share your stories. This is just a snapshot the young photographer took (it is his first wedding gig, but no one else knows this detail). This painting was part of the solo exhibit “Painting stories from Pueblo Eden” at the Museo Regional de Arte, Maldonado, Uruguay, 2019.

Year: 2019

Dimensions: 19.7″ × 27.6″ × 1.0″