Art Installation: En Duelo (In Grief) by Candida Gonzalez (October 26)
October 26 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
En Duelo transforms public space into a shared place of remembrance, reflection, and collective grieving. We invite you to join us at Lakewood to participate in this interactive art installation throughout the summer and fall of 2026. At En Duelo, participants are invited to contribute photos and letters honoring loved ones to communal altars, creating an evolving memorial shaped by the community. Surrounded by others moving through their own experiences of loss, visitors are also offered space for quiet meditation, personal reflection, and individual grief.
You are invited to bring photos or items in honor of your loved ones which can either be left with the artist or taken home. Interactive elements will also be available at the installation.
About the artist: Candida Gonzalez
Cándida González (they/them) is a mixed Puerto Rican multimedia artist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They most often work in temporary altar installations using found objects, words, digital collage, photography and elements of the natural world. Their projects explore how the manipulation of basic elements into different configurations produce distinct energies/spells. They approach their work by centering at the intersection of art, activism, healing and personal/community empowerment. They are deeply invested in the concept of using art and community design as tools to wage love and healing and prioritize participatory installations. González has shown installation work at Public Functionary, Lanesboro Arts, Indigenous Roots Cultural Art Center, Franconia Sculpture Park and CLUES as well as managed community engagement for various public art projects nationwide.
The Historic Lakewood Memorial Chapel
This event takes place in the beautiful and historic Lakewood Memorial Chapel. This stunning building was built in 1910 by architect Harry Wild Jones and is modeled after the Hagia Sofia in Istanbul. It is one of the only examples of Byzantine style chapels in the US, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Click here for more information on the Lakewood Memorial Chapel.
Signs will be posted directing you to the event location or click here for GPS navigation through Google Maps.
Parking and Transportation
Driving Directions
Feel free to park anywhere along Lakewood’s roads unless otherwise noted with a no parking sign. Please do not park or drive on the grass.
Bus Directions
A bus stop is located right outside of Lakewood’s gates. Please refer to the Metro Transit website for the most up to date information about bus lines and schedules.
Bike Directions
Biking at Lakewood is permitted to and from and event, service, or grave. Lakewood has several small bike racks. Bike rack locations are noted on the map below.
Please do not lock bikes to any of our signs or trees. Please use caution when biking through Lakewood and yield to any vehicles or machinery. A 20mph speed limit is enforced. External speakers playing music are not permitted at Lakewood.
Our cemetery roads were not designed for biking. Unlike city streets, there are no stop signs or traffic signals. Often, people driving in the cemetery may be grieving and distracted. Because of this, recreational biking is not encouraged.
About the Lakewood Heritage Foundation
The Lakewood Heritage Foundation is a proud sponsor of the Lakewood Artist in Residence program. The Lakewood Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization created to sustain Lakewood as a local treasure by supporting educational programming and the preservation and restoration of Lakewood’s landscape, art, architecture and public spaces—for the benefit of all.
Questions? Email us at events@lakewoodcemetery.org
