OMI: Yemoja Temple is a space created by Tabita Rezaire in collaboration with the artist-architect Yussef Agbo-Ola and dedicated to the deity Yemoja, the mother of rivers and waters in the Yoruba culture of West Africa and the diaspora. For this culture, water is imbued with profound meaning and the ritual of pouring liquid is a significant form of offering.

The museum will be inviting visitors to participate in this tradition by making an offering in this installation, which is part of the exhibition Tabita Rezaire. Calabash Nebula, jointly organised with TBA21 and open until 12 January 2025. Guided by José Ramón Hernández, artistic director of OSIÁN - Vivero de Creación, in two sessions on 26 October and 2 November participants can make an offering to Yemoja of various substances, including indigo, honey and coconut flakes, with the aim of fertilizing their aspiration to give birth to, nourish or liberate elements within themselves, their lives and communities or in the world in general.

José Ramón Hernández's creative research addresses Afro-descendant rituality, collective and individual memory, peripheral bodies and emotional cartographies, using non-fictional documents and sensitive strategies in order to influence social and community processes.

This activity is conducted in Spanish only.