Pictured, a church in Michoacán stands filled and surrounded by the hardened lava of a volcanic eruption. The ruins of this church, enigmatically still standing, continue to serve the nearby communities as a shrine, and a destination for pilgrimages. The fascinating history of religion in Mexico blurs the lines between the real and the miraculous. As such, Vestiges & Effloresce reflects on the blured lines between the past and present of Hispanic-American religion.