Milagro! 2021

video of the procession for the opening of the site specific artwork installation Milagro!, by artist Carlos Betancourt in collaboration with architect Alberto Latorre

Milagro! 2021 is a site specific installation Milagros by artist Carlos Betancourt in collaboration with architect Alberto Latorre. The installation is inspired by the Ex-votos, Milagros tradition that originate din the Iberian peninsula and still practiced mostly in Mexico and Greece. The artwork serves as a mechanism for hope. It is composed of hundred of sculptural elements designed by the artists in collaboration with artisans in Oaxaca Mexico. Commissioned by the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affaris Council for Art Basel week, MB 2021.