Rangoli in Spain. Each approx 60 x 60 in. Powdered pigment, desert.

Two Rangoli created at building sites near Fundation Valparaiso, Almeria, Spain. Rangoli are designs made near the entrance to a house to welcome guests. Traditionally they are painted or created by the lady of the house in India out of colored sand or rice powder each morning, for good luck and to welcome visitors.  The first was a in pit dug for the foundation of a new house. The second, a proposed building site at the same desert location.