Catholicism is a dominant force in Latin America, and when my parents immigrated to the United States, the Catholic community helped them transition from their small-town, South American lives, to their new “American dream” world. Because God was the center of my family life, it was especially painful when I began to feel ostracized for questioning the rules we were expected to follow, and the things we were forced to believe in order to be accepted. Apostasía, Spanish for Apostacy, is an act of refusing to continue to follow, obey, or recognize a religious faith, according to the Mirriam-Webster dictionary–is an installation that plays on the visual and personal appeal of Catholic churches and communities, using vivid colors and engaging materials. The captivating set-up draws the audience up close, where they find that characteristics that would be charming on their own, have been maximalized to the point where they evoke a sense of discomfort and feelings of deceit, just as the church once did to me. Religious symbols and iconography are heavily manipulated under layers of textures and colors, in an alluring set up that tells my personal story of abandonment and betrayal by the Catholic community.