Claudia Terstappen's Sacred Rites at Hirschl Contemporary Art

German photographer Claudia Terstappen presents two contrasting series at Hirschl Contemporary Art in London. One series, in vibrant color, captures the kitschy excess of Spanish Catholic festivals, featuring elaborate floral altars and ecclesiastical furniture that blur folk art and religious ecstasy. The other, in black-and-white, depicts Navajo sacred lands in the American Southwest, evoking the sublime landscapes of 19th-century photographers Timothy O'Sullivan and Carleton Watkins. Terstappen explores cultural diversity in sacred rites, rejecting generic notions of the sacred. The exhibition runs at Hirschl Contemporary Art, London, England.